Mass. Association of School Committees
MASC General Counsel Stephen Finnegan has released a new legal alert …
MASC General Counsel Stephen Finnegan has released a legal alert regarding student walkouts and mass protests in schools, including detailed guidance for school districts from the National School Boards Association.
MASC General Counsel Stephen Finnegan has released a legal alert regarding the Boelter v. Board of Selectman of Wayland (SJC- 12353) case, in which the Town Administrator’s Evaluation by Selectmen that followed the longstanding practice was found by the Supreme Judicial Court to violate the Open Meeting Law. The decision must be adhered to by School Committees when evaluating the Superintendent.
MASC General Counsel Stephen Finnegan has released a Legal Alert regarding the updated Massachusetts Public Records Law, which becomes effective January 1, 2017, highlighting the requirement for municipalities to designate one or more Records Access Officers, as well as the Chadwick v. Duxbury and Goodwin v. Lee Public Schools SJC cases.