Connecticut Education Lawyer & Attorney : Berchem, Moses & Devlin Law Firm : CT Public Schools

A familiar name to Connecticut educators, Dr. Charles Ray Jones, appears in the national news today after having been reprimanded by the Connecticut Medical Examining Board on December 18th.  According to reports by the Associated Press, the Board voted unanimously to impose sanctions on Dr. Jones after determining that he had violated the applicable standard of care in treating siblings from Nevada by prescribing antibiotics for Lyme Disease without having examined the children, based only on reports given over the telephone by the mother.  The Connecticut Department of Public Health website, updated December 19, 2007, confirms that Dr. Jones was issued a reprimand, his license placed on probation for 2 years, and he was issued a civil penalty in the amount of $10,000.00.

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Do you know Dr. JoAnn Freiberg?  If you are looking for resources to help you deal with issues related to bullying and improving school climate, and you haven't already tried calling her, that might be a good place to start.  Dr. Freiberg presented to the Education Law Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association last night, and talked about ways that she tries to help parents and schools address such issues.

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In 2004, the IDEA was amended to provide for the possibility that school districts and state educational agencies might be able to collect attorney's fees from parents and parent attorneys if the due process complaint or subsequent litigation was found to be "frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation".  Apparently, the courts have found one case that falls into that category and have awarded attorney's fees to a prevailing state educational agency. 

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