Education Law Insights

Following up on our April 22, 2021 discussion with Kenneth Rosen, author of Troubled – The Failed Promise of America’s Behavioral Treatment Programs, we talk with parents’ attorney Micki Moran, and clinical psychologist, Dr. Ruth Kraus, about their perspectives on residential placements for students as well as alternative options to support students with significant social-emotional, behavioral, and mental health concerns. How can schools and families intervene sooner? When, if ever, is residential treatment warranted or helpful? What community-based supports are most effective?

In this episode, Amy Dickerson, Jackie Wernz, and Kendra Yoch go beyond the basics to provide insight into the current state of residency and homeless issues. Relying on our collective decades of experience advising schools on day-to-day residency and homeless issues, we will provide information valuable to a wide range of school leaders and staff. Join us as we cover investigations, dispute hearings, and the rights of homeless students, among other topics. Whether you are on the front lines of residency and homeless issues or an upper level administrator or board member looking to refresh your knowledge of this important area of law, this podcast will have something for you.

The school year is coming to an end. School leaders must grapple with a number of legal issues to shepherd the school year to a satisfactory close in the COVID-19 era. From grades to graduation requirements and ceremonies, locker cleanouts to technology returns, and building cleaning to human resources issues, this episode will provide a roadmap for school leaders on the legal issues to keep in mind in closing out the school year.

In this episode, Jackie Wernz presents on the latest trends and key issues for school administrators to keep in mind to best maintain the privacy of student data and records.