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AB 104 Effective Immediately: Important Legal Changes Regarding Student Coursework Exemptions, Grade Changes, and Requests for Retention
On July 1, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 104 to add Sections 48017, 49066.5, and 51225 to the Education Code. The new laws require local educational agencies (including charter schools) to implement several remedial provisions to mitigate the hardships of...
Effective October 1, 2021 – Governor’s New Executive Order Repeals N-29-20 Regarding Board Meeting Flexibility under the Brown Act
Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a new Executive Order, N-08-21, that announces the expiration of many Executive Orders that relate to the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes Executive Order N-29-20, which suspends certain Brown Act requirements for conducting a...
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Cheerleader Disciplined for Off-Campus/After School Hours Snapchat Story
On June 23, 2021, the United States Supreme Court handed down an 8-1 decision in Mahanoy Area Sch. Dist. v. B.L., in favor of a public high school cheerleader, B.L., who was punished for her off-campus speech. B.L. posted a photo to her Snapchat “story” while...
Governor’s Office Announces a Transitional Period Prior to the Repeal of COVID-Related Executive Orders: N-29-20 Regarding Board Meeting Flexibility under the Brown Act Will Not Be Rescinded on June 15th
In correspondence with public agency representatives, Governor Gavin Newsom’s Cabinet Secretary Ana Matosantos announced Executive Order N-29-20 that suspends certain Brown Act requirements for conducting a teleconference meeting will not terminate on June 15, 2021,...
Important Legal Graduation Requirements – Are you Ready?
We know that graduation is an exciting time for students as they prepare to enter the next chapter of their lives; but, before this chapter ends, there are also several legal requirements that charter schools should keep in mind while sending these students past their...
Urgent Legislative Action Needed Today! Oppose AB 1316
Assembly Bill (“AB”) 1316 was recently amended by Assembly Member Patrick O’Donnell (D—Long Beach). AB 1316, as currently written will have crushing effects on all California charter schools. Today is the last day to register your opposition to AB 1316 before it is...
Welcoming Students Back During a Pandemic; School Reopening Considerations in Requiring a Face Covering for Students
As schools prepare to reopen for in-person learning on campus, K-12 students are still legally required to wear a mask while on the school campus. On November 16, 2020, the California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) released a Guidance for the Use of Face...
California Supreme Court Denies Petition Seeking In-Person Instruction and Assessments for Special Needs Students in LAUSD
In Alliance for Children’s Rights v. Los Angeles Unified School District (Case S266055), the California Supreme Court denied a petition filed by the Alliance for Children’s Rights and the Learning Rights Law Center seeking to force the Los Angeles Unified School...
Significant Changes to the California Employment Law Landscape
In an already busy legislative year marred by COVID-19, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a spate of COVID-19 and employment-related bills this Fall, slated to take effect on or before January 1, 2021. Charter schools should carefully review the following noteworthy changes, and ensure they immediately revise their Employee Handbooks and COVID-19 Health and Safety policies…
Atkins v. California Prompts Legislature to Adopt Charter School Funding Fix
At the end of June, the Legislature adopted a State budget that defunded the education of more than 50,000 new students attending growing charter schools and school districts. Just a few weeks after SB 98 was signed into law, Young, Minney & Corr, LLP filed a lawsuit against the State…
