In a recent decision, Garden Academy v. SM and EM on behalf of BM, the District Court for the District of New Jersey considered whether...

On December 31, 2020, the New Jersey Superior Court approved a settlement in the amount of $950,000.00 in a case involving the...

On September 30, 2020, the Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law (“Committee”) issued Opinion 56, entitled, “Non -Lawyer Special...

On September 24, 2020, the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs issued New Emergency Regulations: Remote Public Meetings Held...

APPELLATE DIVISION FINDS THAT ABSENT CONTRACTUAL LANGUAGE OR PAST PRACTICE, BOARDS OF EDUCATION MAY NOT DEDUCT EMPLOYEE PAYMENTS TOWARD...

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently clarified that employee health insurance benefit contributions could not be negotiated until after...

On June 30, 2020, a federal appeals court for the 3rd U.S. District, which includes New Jersey, ruled that public schools cannot...

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

In a recent decision, the Appellate Division took a close look at a Board of Education’s ability to allocate taxpayer dollars to fund...

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently decided four consolidated matters regarding the disclosure of documents that include student...

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

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

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

BOARD VACANCY The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) found and the Commissioner of Education agreed that the Board of Education of the...

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

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

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

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