Connecticut Association Of Schools

As a middle school assistant principal in a district with a great number and variety of challenging student behaviors, I am constantly working to maintain a safe and positive educational environment. When students are issued an out-of-school suspension during the school day, we often need them to be picked up by a parent, because in some cases the student continues disrupting...

As a high school administrator, we regularly encounter situations involving seniors who have recently turned 18. The other day, a student went to the nurse complaining of stomach pain. The nurse contacted his mother, who stated that she did not want him dismissed and wanted him to remain in school. The student then came to see me, explained the situation, and stated that beca...

We have a mother demanding to see school security footage from an incident in which her son was fighting with another student. Our administrative team did teacher and student interviews to help with our investigation, and, of course, we looked at the video. That video shows the lead-up of the incident in the hall, but it does not show the actual physical altercation because t...

The Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) is pleased to announce that Sarah Isaacs, principal of William Hall High School in West Hartford, has been named the 2026 Outstanding First-Year Principal. Isaacs, a graduate of West Hartford Public Schools and former language arts teacher, returned to Hall as an assistant principal before stepping into the principalship.

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I read with interest your answer to TikTok’ed Off a couple of weeks ago about the problems with teachers making TikTok videos in their classrooms. No disrespect intended, but I have heard that Legal Mailbag’s day job includes representing boards of education in negotiations with teacher unions. Given what I presume to be Legal Mailbag’s affection for management rights, can I ...