This session will focus on issues relating to HIB in the educational environment that is motivated by actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or gender expression. Such HIB conduct encompasses sexual harassment, coercion, and assault, as well as gender-based, homophobic, or transphobic insults, intimidation, and verbal or physical harassment of students who may not conform to culturally and traditionally defined gender roles and expectations. In this presentation, recent case law will be reviewed to illustrate how courts have viewed HIB matters that raise issues of gender equality, and recommendations will be offered for handling similar issues as they continue to arise in our schools
The sea changes of this year’s state Workplace Democracy Enhancement Act and the U.S. Supreme Court’s subsequent decision in Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, have raised practical concerns about school district responsibilities. This session will chart the legal and practical concerns raised by the new law and discuss what has remained constant.
This session will include a discussion of the legal, policy and practical considerations surrounding law enforcement in the schools, including SROs, SLEO IIIs, armed security guards, video surveillance and streaming and the related memorandum of understanding with law enforcement.
School board members and school administrators must be trained on and adhere to the ethical standards in the School Ethics Act and the Code of Ethics for School Board Members. Most regulated professions require ethics training and are subject to a code of ethics. The teaching profession is a notable exception to this general rule, leaving teachers ill-prepared to navigate the ethical conundrums attendant to working with children. This session will discuss how ethics training can help facilitate appropriate boundaries between teachers and students, as well as between staff members.
Providing proactive, trusted Education Law counsel to public school districts and Educational Services Commissions addressing a variety of legal issues affecting boards, administrators, staff and faculty, and students.
Wednesday October 24, 2018 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Google Education Learning LabOne Convention Boulevard Atlantic City, NJ 08428
With the recently enacted requirement that schools have anti-overdose medications on hand, school districts bear an increasing responsibility to serve as medical first responders. This presentation will provide a broad overview of the medical responsibilities of school districts as well as their potential benefits and liabilities.
Provides comprehensive legal services to school districts throughout New Jersey. Our expertise includes general counsel, labor/personnel, special education, public finance and construction.
Federal case law requires boards of education to make sincere efforts to achieve diversity, and the state constitution prohibits school segregation. Despite this authority and years of effort, the reality of segregated schools in New Jersey remains. There is pending litigation that challenges segregated public schools and seeks to address the divide. This session will tackle this timely and interesting topic.
Highly experienced school law attorneys representing schools, boards of education and other public entities, with the resources of one of the state's most respected law firms.
Wednesday October 24, 2018 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Box Office Learning LabOne Convention Boulevard Atlantic City, NJ 08457
The new “Pass the Trash" law requires all school districts, charter and private schools, and contracted service providers to obtain certain documentation and information regarding child abuse/sexual misconduct from all applicants seeking a position which involves regular contact with students. It is undisputed that this new law provides much-needed additional protections for all students, but it also raises many procedural questions that will go unanswered. This session will provide guidance for districts on how to navigate these undefined issues.
Full-service law firm with over seventy attorneys. For the past one hundred years, the firm, has represented public entities, commercial business interests, individuals, and charitable organizations with excellence and integrity. The firm is widely recognized as one of the premier... Read More →
Wednesday October 24, 2018 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Legal Clinic Learning LabOne Convention Boulevard Atlantic City, NJ 08455
The recent U.S. Supreme Court's Janus decision raises several questions. What is the impact of Janus on school district employees? Does deducting the agency fee violate an employee's First Amendment rights? This session will explore these and other questions.
This presentation will focus on the various legal and policy mechanisms that are available to administrators and a board of education during student walkouts, sit-ins, protests and other student events that are being taken under the general umbrella of First Amendment rights. Emphasis will be placed on not only legal rights but also positive ways to divert potential safety issues and parent concerns.
Legal services for New Jersey Schools: Education/Special Education Law/Litigation, Construction Law, Employment Law, Renewable Energy Law, Special Counsel. The right lawyers do make a difference.
Wednesday October 24, 2018 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Cooper Levenson Learning LabOne Convention Boulevard Atlantic City, NJ 08420
In these fast-paced times, the board attorney’s role is ever more critical to boards of education. Making the right legal decisions requires asking the right legal questions and understanding the answers. This session will focus on how to best utilize the services of your board attorney and understand the attorney’s role in both mundane and controversial school district issues.
Committed to providing superior legal services in a dependable, responsive, aggressive and ethical manner. Our firm provides value-drive, innovative legal solutions tailored to the specific needs of each client. We are a firm that cultivates an environment of teamwork, respect and... Read More →
