Robin Scheffler, a Charter School teacher, filed an appeal with the Commissioner of Education on September 11, 2020, challenging the non-renewal of her employment, alleging the same violated her tenure rights. Scheffler claimed that pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:11-6.2(a) she had gained tenure at the end of the 2019-2020 school... read more
In July 2021, the New Jersey Legislature quietly amended P.L. 2020, c. 44 (Chapter 44), to the primary benefit of school districts which do not participate in the School Employees’ Health Benefits Program, by requiring that unions and school districts must negotiate to “substantially mitigate” the excessive net health... read more
Partner Maggie Miller, Esq., has spent her career working with a myriad of school districts in New Jersey. Her Special Education Law experience is second to none in the state. In the final part of her series What I learned in Special Ed Litigation, Maggie discusses Individualized Education Plan... read more
Partner Maggie Miller, Esq. specializes in Special Education Law in New Jersey. In the second part of this three part series, Maggie helps navigate Special Education Litigation. Notice If your School District offers parents the option to receive notices via e-mail, a parent may opt to receive the... read more
Things I Learned in Litigation Its 2019 and your goals as a Board of Education remain virtually unchanged for the last 50 years or so: To best educate your students in a fair, least restrictive, and best way possible. We all know it’s not that easy anymore. In this... read more
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