United States Supreme Court
March 30, 2020
1st Amendment Supreme Court rejected certiorari. Concurrence offered dicta indicating that New Jersey's prohibition against allowing religious institutions to access public funds to restore places…
March 30, 2020
1st Amendment Supreme Court rejected certiorari. Concurrence offered dicta indicating that New Jersey's prohibition against allowing religious institutions to access public funds to restore places…
March 30, 2020
Abolition of Position/Reduction-in-Force NJSCT affirmed Appellate Division decision reversing and remanding Commissioner's decision for a determination of rationale underlying allocation of work hours among tenured…
March 30, 2020
Funding-Municipal Law Division determined that statute allowing Jersey City to impose a local tax for school purposes was not unconstitutional special legislation. Mack-Cali Realty Corp.…
March 30, 2020
Accommodation Appellate Division determined that district acted in good faith in providing reasonable accommodations to disabled art teacher. That the district did not acquiesce to…
March 30, 2020
Abolition of Position / Reduction-in-Force Commissioner upheld RIF student assistance coordinator position where board replaced SAC position with combined SAC position with school counselor position.…
March 30, 2020
Due Process-Generally Student diagnosed with autism, epilepsy, and PTSD had an IEP that included door-to-door transportation. The van company stopped providing transportation after incidents in…
March 30, 2020
Ethics 12-24(d) - Independence of Judgment Complainant filed a complaint with the School Ethics Commission alleging that a former board member had violated the School…
March 30, 2020
Certification-Revocation Counselor was convicted in Pennsylvania of official oppression. Counselor agreed to relinquish his certificate with the force and effect of a revocation and all…
March 30, 2020
Attendance / Absenteeism / Tardiness Petitioner was a tenured custodian who missed seventy-three days of work without documentation and without calling in to discuss his…
March 17, 2020
Procedure Petition for write of certiorari to Third Circuit denied. Luo v. Owen J. Roberts Sch. Dist.; Dkt. No. 18-529; 2019 U.S. Lexis 42; (2019).…