Partners Randy Glasser and Bonnie Gorham will present at an interactive workshop sponsored by NBI regarding Special Education Law. The event will take place at the Four Points Sheraton in Plainview, New York.
New State Laws Aimed at Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
This year’s State Budget legislation amended State law to help combat sexual harassment in the workplace (Ch. 57 of the Laws of 2018, Part KK, Subparts A-F). The legislation includes several new mandates that apply to all employers, including school districts and BOCES. The key provisions of the legislation, and the effective […]
2018 Spring Retreat
Partner John P. Sheahan will chair the 2018 Spring Retreat for the Nassau County Council of School Superintendents on Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Nassau County Bar Association in Mineola, New York. Partner Christopher F. Mestecky will present on DASA, Bullying and the Legal Requirements.
Partner Kathy Ahearn to present at NYSBA Fall Conference
Partner Kathy Ahearn will be co-presenting with Dr. Oliver Robinson, Superintendent of Shenendehowa Central School District, at the New York State Bar Association’s Law, Youth and Citizenship (LYC) 2018 Fall Conference on November 16, 2018. The topic of discussion will be Political Discourse in Public Schools – Complex Issues Without Simple Rules. […]
DASA Reporting and Transgender Students – New Regulatory Amendment
On today’s date, the Board of Regents adopted an emergency amendment to the Commissioner’s regulations governing the reporting requirements under the Dignity for All Students Act (“DASA”) to clarify the responsibilities of district administrators and staff, particularly with respect to transgender students. The amendment is effective immediately. Guercio & Guercio, LLP clients […]
Charitable Funds for Public Educational Purposes
Chapter 59 of the Laws of 2018 (Part LL), signed into law on April 12, 2018, amends several provisions of the Education Law and the Real Property Tax Law (“RPTL”) to allow school districts to accept unrestricted charitable donations for public educational purposes and grant donors a corresponding tax credit of up to 95% […]
Education Law Section 908 – Prohibition Against Meal Shaming
Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2018, signed into law on April 12, 2018, amended the Education Law to add a new section 908 requiring all public school districts (as well as charter and non-public schools) participating in the National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program (the “Programs”), and which require students […]
Partner Kathy Ahearn presenting at NYSASBO Summit and Expo
Partner Kathy Ahearn will be presenting a Legal Update at NYSASBO’s 70th Annual Education Summit & Expo on June 6, 2018 at 9 a.m. The conference will be held at the Saratoga Hilton & Saratoga Springs City Center, New York. For more information regarding the conference, please visit NYSASBOs website at www.nysasbo.org. […]
Partners Lisa Hutchinson and Christopher Shishko presenting a Legal Update to ASBO
Partners Lisa Hutchinson and Christopher Shishko will be presenting a Legal Update to the Suffolk County Association of School Business Officials on May 18, 2018 at the Irish Coffee Pub in East Islip, New York.
Partner Erin O’Grady-Parent presents at NYSASA Conference
Partner Erin O’Grady-Parent will be a presenter on a Panel Discussion regarding Student Discipline at the upcoming NYSASA 18th Annual School Attorney Law Conference on June 3, 2018. The conference will be held at the Sagamore Hotel in Bolton Landing, New York. For more information about the conference, please visit www.nysasa.org.
