School Law Boot Camp Webinar Series

For one low price*, enroll your new associates and interns, brush up on areas of the law that you don’t frequently deal with, or invite your school board clients for in service training at your office. Brought to you by the COSA Board of Directors, these timely webinars, based on the School Law Primer: Legal Pointers series, will review the basics of school law in students’ rights, teacher discipline, special education, and employee rights.

Register for the series, or for a single topic. If you miss a webinar, you can access the archived content on the web at no additional charge. All webinars will be held on the following Tuesdays, from 1:00-2:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Webinars are priced per site, so include your whole education law team in this valuable COSA offering!

**Please note COSA does not apply for CLE credit for webinars. States vary regarding CLE webinar rules/regulations. Please check with your state’s MCLE commission for details.

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Students' Rights

Purchase the series and receive access to the recording.

Karla Schultz and Elena Gallegos, Walsh, Anderson, Brown, Gallegos & Green, PC
Your host: Naomi Gittins, NSBA Deputy General Counsel
Students have various constitutional and statutory rights, including the right to free speech, the right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure, and certain privacy rights. In evaluating student freedoms, the courts have used a “reasonableness” standard to assess the constitutionality of school officials’ conduct. Investigate these and other aspects of the rights of students in the school setting.

Teacher Discipline

Tuesday March 13, 2012

1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time

Jay Worona, Past COSA Chair, General Counsel, New York State School Boards Association and Anne Littlefield, Shipman & Goodwin
Your host: Sonja Trainor, NSBA Senior Staff Attorney
Teacher discipline in the public school context can take various forms; the most common being dismissal, non-renewal, suspension, reprimand/warning and fine. Employee discipline is governed by state law, board policies, administrative regulations, and collective bargaining agreements. The teacher may have a constitutionally protected property right in his/her employment that can also affect discipline options.

Special Education

Tuesday May 8, 2012

1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time

Diane Marshall-Freeman and Anne M. Sherlock, Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost
Your host: Sonja Trainor, NSBA Senior Staff Attorney
Just updated in fall 2011, this training program provides an overview of the specific legal issues surrounding special education after the 2004 reauthorization of the IDEA and subsequent regulations. It covers the major principles of IDEA, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the American with Disabilities Act. Major case summaries are included.

Employee Rights

Tuesday June 12, 2012

1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time

Dean Pickett, Past COSA Chair, Tri-District Legal Counsel, Tempe, Arizona-area School Districts, and Kellie Peterson, Mangum, Wall, Stoops & Warden
Your host: Naomi Gittins, NSBA Deputy General Counsel
Just updated in winter 2012, this topical overview analyzes the legal rights of school employees under the U.S. Const. and selected federal statutes. The scope includes 1st Amend. and 5th Amend. rights of religion, as well as 4th Amend. and 5th Amend. protections. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (1964), ADA, FMLA, ADEA and FLSA will be covered as time permits. (Note: Due process rights are covered under another School Law Primer module, employee discipline.)

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I Want to Register for the SERIES

You can still register for the Series after one or more webinars have taken place. The materials and recorded video will be provided. Note: this is for the Series option only.

Description Price
Regular Rate $500
Council of School Attorneys Rate $300
COSA In House Counsel members $200
State Association or International Partner $0

 

I Want to Register Per Webinar

Description Price
Regular Rate $175
Council of School Attorneys Rate $95
COSA In House Counsel members $50
State Association or International Partner $0

Webinar Cancellation Policy

Cancellations and requests for refunds must be made in writing by fax (703-519-6497) or email (registration@nsba.org) to the NSBA registrar no later than 24 hours prior to the start of webinar. After that date and time, no refunds will be issued; however, you may transfer your registration to another participant.