By Eric E. Stevens, Attorney At Law With passage of Assembly Bill 2449, public agency board members will soon be able to join in-person board meetings by videoconference without having to publicly disclose their remote …
On October 1, 2021, Governor Newsom announced his intention to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of vaccinations students must have to attend school in-person. (Press release available here.) While this announcement received much …
Partially overlapping state and federal laws require local education agencies (“LEAs”) in California (school districts, charter schools, county offices of education) to translate certain documents into languages other than English for students and their parents …
Summary: On August 25, 2020, the California Department of Public Health issued “Guidance for Small Cohorts/Groups of Children and Youth” laying out the conditions under which K-12 schools may deliver small group, in-person services. The …
The California Department of Education released guidance on March 17 for local educational agencies (“LEAs”) regarding educating students through distance learning and providing school meals to students during school closures due to COVID-19. Health and …
Along with new backpacks, new lunchboxes, and smiling faces, the start of a new school year often brings new IEPs to implement and new IEP team members. As you start the 2019-2020 school year, here …
Summary: With AB 2022 now in effect, schools of school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools are required to regularly notify pupils and their parents or guardians “on how to initiate access to …