Although the Commissioner of Education found that a teacher engaged in conduct unbecoming by driving a child to the teacher’s private residence in a private ...

In a recent decision, Anthony M. Fleres v. Yu Taylor Zhong, the School Ethics Commission (“Commission”) determined that a board of education member violated ...

By: Rachel E. Smith, Esq. In a recent decision, the Appellate Division took a close look at a Board of Education’s ability to allocate taxpayer dollars to fu...

By: Marcie L. Mackolin, Esq. The New Jersey Supreme Court recently decided four consolidated matters regarding the disclosure of documents that include stude...

Given the recent tragedies involving school buses, the New Jersey legislature has enacted two laws to increase the safety of students and staff on school bus...

IV. SUPERIOR COURT, CHANCERY/LAW DIVISION Collective Negotiations Plaintiffs in this matter objected to the "release time" provisions of the collective negot...

BOARD VACANCY The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) found and the Commissioner of Education agreed that the Board of Education of the Twp. Of Monroe did not...

On August 28, 2018, the Appellate Division affirmed a Public Employment Relations Commission (“PERC”) decision holding that setting a school calendar, for bo...

III. NEW JERSEY SUPERIOR COURT APPELLATE DIVISION Attorney's Fees In a settled NJLAD and NJ Civil Rights Act complaint, the Appellate Division reduced attorn...

The United States Supreme Court (Supreme Court) issued several decisions during the 2017-2018 term that impact K-12 education. On June 27, 2018, the Supreme...

I. THIRD CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS Corporal Punishment Third Circuit upheld summary judgment in favor of school district where parents asserted that teacher d...