School Law News

January/February 2019

Articles

United States Supreme Court

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).…

Third Circuit Court of Appeals

Students - General Education  Third Circuit affirmed district court's summary judgment in favor of school district where district administrators investigated rumors that teacher was sexually…

New Jersey District Court Decisions

Rule of Procedure-Torts  District Court granted parent motion to re-open matter but only to dismiss certain defendants and to determine that attorney's failure to timely…

New Jersey Superior Court

Employment  Petition for certification denied. NJSCt 2019: Jan. 22. Appellate Division previously denied teacher's petition for reconsideration of her dismissed complaint alleging breach of duty…

Commissioner of Education

Authority- Board  Where parent challenged board's residency determination then withdrew her petition of appeal, but subsequently objected to tuition assessment, Commissioner determined that students were…

Office of Administrative Law

Students-Special Education  Where the board is authorized to make rules for he government of the schools, ALJ determined that while student was allowed to re-take…

School Ethics Commission

Ethics  Complainant alleged that the board president acted in a manner that was not truthful with the public when she “intentionally” left a discussion off…

State Board of Examiners

Employment  Teacher forfeited CEAS as condition of plea agreement to enter into PTI. 1/24/2019: I.M.O. Certificate of Kenneth W. Gilmore: Docket No. 1718-208 Voluntary three…

TeachNJ Arbitration

Employment  Arbitrator reinstated teacher who was alleged to have used profanity in front of students. Arbitrator determined that district’s charges were based on unreliable hearsay.…