Haight Brown & Bonesteel: Stage Set For California County Boards Of Education To Co-Appoint Their Legal Counsel
Share this article Share this article IRVINE, Calif., April 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In a case of first impression, the Orange County Board of Education now has the right to retain its own lawyer. The settlement sent shockwaves throughout the California education law community and paved the way for some or all of the 58 County Boards to co-appoint their legal officer shared with the County Superintendent. The dispute arose when the Orange County Superintendent of Schools, Al Mijares, unilaterally hired the Board's General Counsel. Despite multiple assurances to the contrary, the Superintenden...
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