by pddg_admin | Oct 24, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
On September 11, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1350 (Gonzalez), which amends Section 51430 of the Education Code to authorize school districts, county offices of education and charter schools to retroactively grant a high school diploma to any student who was...
by pddg_admin | Oct 21, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
On September 23, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a high school student’s claims for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) did not require the student to exhaust the...
by pddg_admin | Oct 12, 2020 | Press Releases
Berkeley, CA – Dannis Woliver Kelley, California’s premier education law firm, is pleased to announce the expansion in its statewide education law practice with the opening of a new East Bay office. The office will be located in downtown Berkeley led by Matt...
by pddg_admin | Oct 9, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
The California Department of Education (CDE) published the guidance linked below, related to the tracking student participation and engagement during periods of required distance learning. As required by statutes passed through SB 98, LEAs required to provide distance...
by pddg_admin | Sep 30, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
A recent decision by the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the authority of public officials to establish curriculum standards and frameworks for public schools, rejecting a challenge by a group of parents who claimed that California’s History-Social...
