Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton & Taylor LLC welcomes Erin A. Berman and Jordynn E. Jackson to the firm. Berman, Of Counsel to the firm, focuses her practice on education and special education law including student discipline and manifestation determinations, student residency, civil rights, disputes between districts, reductions-in-force, tenure issues, the School Ethics Act, and […]

Today’s Issue: Whether school districts must require that students continue to wear face coverings upon their return to in-person classes in the upcoming 2021-2022 School Year. Answer: No.  As of June 28, 2021, Governor Murphy announced that the State will not require students to wear masks in school when the next academic year begins. Instead, […]

Today’s Issue by Lena Kim: Whether Assembly Bill No. 5820 impacts the response deadlines for requests made under the Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”)? Answer: Yes. On June 4, 2021, Governor Murphy signed Assembly Bill No. 5820, which immediately reinstated OPRA’s statutory response deadline of seven business days after receipt of the request, with an […]

Today’s Issue by Colleen Degnan: Whether students with disabilities who are over the maximum age of eligibility for special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (21 years old) may receive additional special education services from school districts? Answer: Yes, subject to a determination by the Individualized Education Program (“IEP”) […]

Today’s Issue by Nick Sullivan: Whether Governor Murphy’s directive that fully vaccinated individuals will not be required to wear masks or face coverings indoors applies to school buildings. Answer: No. Pursuant to Executive Order 242, effective Friday, May 28, 2021, individuals who are fully vaccinated may forgo wearing face masks or face coverings indoors; however, […]

Today’s Issue: Whether New Jersey school districts may offer full-time remote learning options for the 2021-2022 school year? Answer: No. On May 17, 2021, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy announced that all students will be back in school for full-time, in-person instruction for the 2021-2022 school year.  Executive Order No. 175, issued on August 13th, […]

Today’s Issue by Jackie D’Arminio: Whether schools districts are eligible for tax credits for emergency paid sick leave and emergency paid family leave, as implemented under the Family First Coronavirus Recovery Act (“FFRCA”)? Answer: Yes. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARP”), signed by President Joseph Biden on March 11, 2021, changed the applicable […]

On Thursday, May 13, 2021, at 1:00 PM, Seth Tipton and Caitlin Pletcher, Partners with Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton and Taylor LLC, are speaking at the New Jersey School Boards Association virtual Spring Education Symposium. Their presentation – Legalized Marijuana: What Does It Mean for School Districts? – will cover an overview of the […]

Today’s Issue: Whether New Jersey school districts must administer the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments during the 2020-2021 school year? Answer: No. The United States Department of Education (“USDOE”) recently stated that the fall 2021 Start Strong assessments will satisfy the federal requirement to administer general statewide assessments during the 2020-2021 school year. Additionally, the […]

Today’s Issue by Matt Rocco: Whether a non-lawyer, special education advocate can “represent” a parent at an IEP meeting and speak on the parent’s behalf? Answer: Yes. In Opinion #57, issued on April 9, 2021 by the Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law (“Committee”), the Committee overturned the portion of Opinion #56 that limited […]