Member Legal Resources

Legal resources, available below, are a benefit of CASB membership and are available only to CASB members. Login to the CASB website is required to access legal resources. If you have questions about accessing member-only resources on the CASB website, click here.

CASB's Member Legal Resources Team educates school boards and administrators about the law to help them avoid legal problems. On a day-to-day basis, this involves the following types of activities:

• providing information about state and federal laws and court decisions as requested;
• developing memoranda about legal issues affecting school districts throughout the state, i.e. nonrenewal process, elections, recent court decisions;
• writing articles to include in CASB publications to inform board members and administrators about the law;
• providing legal seminars and training sessions to school board members and administrators;
• writing amicus curiae ("friend of the court") briefs to support school districts on issues of statewide importance;
• reviewing legislation and assisting with CASB's legislative efforts;
• participating on task forces and other committees that involve education law issues; and
• recommending that the board consult with an attorney when it appears that legal services are needed which are beyond the scope of CASB Member Legal Resources.

The services of CASB's Member Legal Resources Team are advisory only and are not intended to supplant the services of legal counsel employed by school districts and boards of cooperative educational services.