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Pathfinders prepared by the Connecticut
Judicial Branch law librarians:
Rights of Minors in Connecticut
OLR Research Reports - Office of
Legislative Research:
Home Schooling In Connecticut And Other States
- 2008-R-0292
You asked for a comparison of
Connecticut's regulation of home schooling with that of other states.
Policies for Reporting Troubled Students
– 2008-R-0098
You asked if the state's public
colleges and universities have policies for faculty members to report
students who they suspect may pose a risk to themselves or others. If
not, you wanted to know how they raise faculty members' awareness about
troubled students.
Special Education Litigation Costs
– 2007-R-0347
You
asked if Connecticut or any of its neighboring states impose a limit on the
amount a local or regional board of education can spend to litigate a
special education dispute with a parent.
Home Schooled Students and Access to School Services
– 2007-R-0189
You
asked if a local school district has the right to deny services to home
schooled children.
Parents' Special Education Due Process Rights –
2007-R-0059
You
asked what rights parents of a child with possible dyslexia or another
problem that affects his ability to read have to require the school district
where the child attends school to evaluate the child and pay for the
evaluation.
Possession of Weapon on School Grounds
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2006-R-0658
You
asked whether properly trained Connecticut public school faculty and staff
are allowed to have guns in schools.
Teachers and Social Security - 2006-R-0547 This report answers frequently asked questions about (1) why teachers are
not covered, (2) other states that have similar Social Security exclusions,
(3) federal benefit reductions that apply when teachers qualify for Social
Security from other employment, and (4) what the state would have to do to
include teachers under Social Security.
Protection for Teachers from False Accusations -
2006-R-0023 You asked if Connecticut or any other state has a program to protect
teachers from financial distress or damage to their reputations from false
accusations of impropriety by students.
Municipal Referendums - 2005-R-0423
Teacher Sick Days
- 2005-R-0396 You want to know whether teachers’ sick days and
personal days are set by statute, regulations, or collective bargaining
agreements.
Sheff v. O'Neill Settlement
- 2003-R-0112
Legal Gambling in Schools
- 2003-R-0055
You
want to know what kind of gambling is now legally permissible at
school-sponsored events now that Las Vegas nights are illegal.
School Expulsion Procedure
- 2002-R-0849
You
asked what procedure a school district must follow to expel a high school
student for carrying a weapon on school grounds.
Education of Homeless Children
- 2002-R-0561
Mandated Reporter Law
- 2002-R-0528
Teacher Tenure Law
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2002-R-0469 You asked for a summary of the teacher tenure law (CGS § 10-151).
Handling of Confidential Student Records
– 2002-R-0338
You
asked several specific questions about how schools and school districts are
required to handle confidential student records, especially medical and
other types of records relating to an evaluation and individualized program
for a special education student.
Home Schooling in Connecticut and Other States
- 2002-R-0036
You
asked for a comparison of Connecticut's regulation of home schooling with
that of other states.
Connecticut Parent-Teacher Organizations
- 2001-R-0912 You asked (1) if Connecticut law
recognizes parent-teacher organizations (PTO), (2) if so, whether it
specifies their formation procedure, and (3) if Connecticut provides any
protection for PTO directors, officers, or members against civil liability.
Charter and Interdistrict Magnet Schools
- 2001-R-0784
Pamphlets from the Legal Assistance
Resource Center of Connecticut:
Rules, Rights and Regulations in School
School Expulsions
Special Education
Pamphlets from the Connecticut Women's
Education and Legal Fund:
Sexual
Harassment in Schools
Title IX: Gender Equity in
Sports
Titulo IX: Igualdad para Ambos Sexos en los Deportes - Plegable
Publications from the Connecticut
Department of Education:
Publication from the Connecticut Office
of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities:
Special Education is Not a
Place (Advocacy Guide) -
English -
Spanish - Publication is currently under revision
Information from KidsCounsel Center for
Children’s Advocacy:
Publications form the Connecticut Parent Advocacy
Center
American
Civil Liberties Union - Students Rights
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), (IDEP's)
KidsCounsel Center for Children's Advocacy
U.S. Department of Education
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