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Where Are We Now? Hot Topics in Education Law (2022 Education Law Section Program)


Legal practitioners and educational professionals come together to discuss 2022's hottest topics facing educational institutions and their constituents, including parents, students, employees, board members and administrators.

Topics cover mental health, religious expression rights, transgender nondiscrimination and privacy rights, academic freedom and free speech, investigations, transitions from high school to college, dissent within an educational institution, and the much-anticipated case law update.

Specific topics include:

  • Academic Freedom in Publicly Funded Schools, Colleges and Universities
  • Internal Investigations in Educational Institutions: Choose Your Own Adventure? No, the Adventure Chooses You
  • Order in the Board Room: How to Navigate Infighting and Political Lightning Rods, and Uphold Your Ethical Responsibilities to Your Client, as Attorney for an Educational Institution's Governing Board
  • Navigating Conflicts Between First Amendment/Religious Freedom Rights and Nondiscrimination/Equal Protection Rights of Transgender Individuals in Education Settings
  • Addressing Student Mental Health in the Current Educational Climate: Local Education Agency Obligations and Considerations
  • Transitions: Legal Rights, Services and Other Considerations for Students With Disabilities in College
  • The Case Law Update

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Manuscript originated from Where Are We Now? Hot Topics in Education Law (2022 Education Law Section Program), April 8, 2022