Our office continues to provide updated guidance to assist school districts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Guercio & Guercio clients can view our most recent memorandum on this topic (as well as all prior memoranda) in the client portal. Thank you.
Due to the Coronavirus outbreak and concerns expressed by attendees, we are postponing our “Food For Thought” Breakfast Seminar scheduled for March 20, 2020 at the Desmond Hotel in Albany. Rescheduling will depend upon how the current situation resolves, and will be posted on our website. We apol...
We write to provide an update as to the available guidance provided by various governmental agencies regarding the myriad of issues related to COVID-19 (e.g., prevention, sanitation, protocols, etc.) as well as some associated labor issues. Guercio and Guercio clients can view this entire memora...
Partners Lisa Hutchinson and Anthony Fasano will each present at the 20th Annual School Attorney Law Conference held at The Sagamore, Bolton Landing, New York, from May 29, 2020, to May 31, 2020. Ms. Hutchinson will present “Hidden Champions: Recognizing and Overcoming Imposter Syndrome” on May 3...
Partners Lisa Hutchinson and Anthony Fasano will each present at the 20th Annual School Attorney Law Conference held at The Sagamore, Bolton Landing, New York, from May 29, 2020, to May 31, 2020. Ms. Hutchinson will present “Hidden Champions: Recognizing and Overcoming Imposter Syndrome” on May 3...
Partners Kathy Ahearn, Erin O'Grady-Parent, and Anthony Fasano will be presenting at our Food for Thought Breakfast Seminar on March 20, 2020 at the Desmond Hotel located in Albany, New York. Our topics for discussion will be “Constitutional Protections in Schools: Balancing School District Respo...
Frank G. Barile, Esq. will be presenting a Special Education Law Update at the New York State Bar Association on March 12, 2020.
Recently enacted amendments to the Education Law will provide for a shortened probationary period of three years (rather than four years) for administrators who were previously granted tenure in an authorized administrative tenure area. The amendments take effect on June 1, 2020 and apply only to...
Partners Barbara Aloe and Bonnie Gorham will participate in presenting a “District Clerk Spring Workshop” on March 4, 2020 regarding the Budget Vote and Election. The event will be hosted by Eastern Suffolk BOCES.
Associate Eric Levine will present to judges and court attorneys at the Suffolk County Family Court regarding “Child Welfare Court Improvement Project” on February 26, 2020.
Partners Kathy Ahearn, Erin O'Grady-Parent, and Anthony Fasano will be presenting at our Food for Thought Breakfast Seminar on March 20, 2020 at the Desmond Hotel located in Albany, New York. Our topics for discussion will be “Constitutional Protections in Schools: Balancing School District Respo...
On January 14, 2020, the Board of Regents adopted the long-awaited regulations implementing the data privacy and security requirements of Education Law §2-d. The new regulations are effective January 29, 2020. The entire memorandum summarizing the regulations and the additional steps educational ...
On February 6, 2020, Partner Anthony Fasano will be presenting a webinar entitled, “Paper Ballots? Unintended Consequences of the Presidential Primary Webinar.” The presentation will cover common issues facing school districts that may need to switch from voting machines to paper ballots at their...
On November 11, 2019, the Governor signed into law “[a]n Act to amend the education law, in relation to military voters and ballots for election of members of the board of education and school district public library trustees, and the adoption of the annual budget and school district public libra...
At the Board of Regents meeting held on January 14, 2020, the Regents re-adopted emergency APPR regulations and it is anticipated the Regents will act to adopt the regulations on a permanent basis in February. Guercio & Guercio clients may read the memorandum regarding these regulations in the Cl...
Guercio & Guercio, LLP is pleased to announce that, effective January 1, 2020, attorneys Gregory Gillen and Patricia Unz have been promoted to Partner in our Farmingdale office. Additionally, Anthony Fasano has rejoined the firm as a Partner in our Latham office.
Effective January 1, 2020, students who are at least 16 years of age and are otherwise qualified to register to vote[1] may pre-register to vote and will automatically be registered to vote upon turning 18 years of age. Election Law §5-507. Section 5-507(2), which addresses “Encouragement of stud...
New Sexual Harassment Legislation Signed into Law by Governor Cuomo – On August 12, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed a bill (S.6577/A.8421) into law that comprehensively extended protections for those making claims of sexual harassment. The law furthers the goals of 2018's package of reforms, which, ...
Partner Kathy Ahearn will participate in a panel discussion regarding Student Immunization at the New York State School Boards Association 23rd Annual Pre-Conference School Law Seminar in Rochester, New York on October 24, 2019. For more information, please visit: www.nyssba.org.
Partner Kathy Ahearn will be presenting a Legal Update on behalf of the NYS Association of School Business Officials, School Business Management Workshop on November 6, 2019. The workshop will be held at The Saratoga Hilton, Saratoga Springs, New York. For more information, please visit www....
Partner Erin O'Grady-Parent will be presenting a webinar on Students' Rights: An Overview of the Law on behalf of the Council of School Attorneys on October 30, 2019.
The New York State Legislature has recently enacted legislation authorizing the installation of cameras on the “stop arms” of school buses. These cameras will use photo monitoring devices to “detect and record vehicles illegally passing or overtaking a school bus.” The owner of a vehicle detecte...
On August 20, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed a bill into law containing new protections for employees who are victims of domestic violence. The new law is applicable to all employees including school districts. Guercio & Guercio clients may read the entire memorandum in the Client Portal.
Partners Erin M. O'Grady-Parent and Lisa L. Hutchinson will present a Legal Update at the Long Island Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Fall Conference on October 4, 2019. The conference will be held at the Melville Marriott located in Melville, New York. For more informati...
Partner Kathy A. Ahearn will be presenting a Legal Update on October 4, 2019 at the New York State Association of School Business Officials Fall Leadership Conference. The conference will be held at the Mirror Lake Inn located in Lake Placid, New York. See more details here
