Invitation - 2015 Firm Workshop
Legal Update and Key Developments in Managing Students"
We strongly encourage the following individuals to consider attending:
District Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents
Principals and Assistant Principals
Board Members
Regional Superintendents and Assistant Regional Superintendents
April 10, 2015 at the Pear Tree Estate
The attorneys at Miller, Tracy, Braun, Funk & Miller, Ltd. will work through the most relevant and helpful topics for any school district to have a strong understanding, using examples, tasks, and tips to help you manage your students effectively.
Luke M. Feeney will discuss discipline issues with students and a routine approach that will ensure Districts afford the appropriate safeguards while upholding high expectations for students.
David J. Braun will discuss the most current technological issues districts should be savvy of to stay on top of this ever-developing field.
Brandon K. Wright will connect key student records issues to the varying contexts in which they arise.
Luke M. Feeney will walk through some of the legal claims that can form in the context of athletics and extracurriculars, and help districts avoid some common traps.
Many students and adults, believe the first amendment is a blanket protection to be broadly asserted, but David J. Braun will show how it is truly applied in the context of schools and specifically relating to student management.
There is a national struggle over the extent of Section 504 and its relationship to the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act ("IDEA"), Brandon K. Wright will show how this litigation is developing and show districts safeguards that can be put in place to protect against these costly claims.
The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights has been busy, very busy, in issuing guidance that places new requirements on school districts across the nation. Luke M. Feeney will help districts understand what the OCR process looks like, and how districts can use the guidance avoid the burdensome investigation and reporting processes that accompany OCR complaints.
David J. Braun will highlight the most important statutory developments in bullying and harassment and create a framework for approaching this serious issue with the detail and care that will most protect a district from liability.
Brandon K. Wright has guided school districts through the web of special education laws, and will provide an update on the most relevant cases that any district should be aware of in thinking through this complicated area of law.
Miller, Tracy, Braun, Funk & Miller, Ltd. attorneys will answer your questions during lunch and provide insight on topics of recent importance.
Miller, Tracy, Braun, Funk & Miller, Ltd.
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