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Civil Rights on Campus: Free Speech, Religious Expression and Jurisdiction; plus Office for Civil Rights Investigations
Contains material from Mar 2013
Civil Rights on Campus: Free Speech, Religious Expression and Jurisdiction; plus Office for Civil Rights Investigations
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The documents attached to this session were great b/c it has the most recent cases law on free speech on and off campuses.
Did not know OCR got involved with so many issues at the public school level.
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Session 1: First Amendment, Free Speech: Jurisdiction - Discussion regarding recent developments in the law governing off-campus student speech and technology usage, cell phone searches, e-issues and limits on the school district's ability to regulate or control off-campus student conduct or speech.
Session 2: The Straight and Narrow: Walking the Fine Line of Religious Expression in Public Schools - School districts increasingly are becoming battlegrounds for shaping the First Amendment rights of students, employees and community members. Whether it is a group seeking a last-minute injunction to prohibit prayer at graduation or cheerleaders seeking injunctive relief to permit the display of "Christian" messages on team banners, school districts face significant challenges in balancing the rights of all parties. This presentation provides a view of the developments in student religious speech at schools.
Session 3: When OCR Comes Knocking at the School House Door - OCR investigates students' claims of discrimination under a variety of federal laws such as Title IX, Title VI, Section 504 and the ADA. This presentation describes the standards OCR applies to school district actions when investigating these various claims as well as the OCR investigation process, OCR sanctions and voluntary resolution.
Session 2: The Straight and Narrow: Walking the Fine Line of Religious Expression in Public Schools - School districts increasingly are becoming battlegrounds for shaping the First Amendment rights of students, employees and community members. Whether it is a group seeking a last-minute injunction to prohibit prayer at graduation or cheerleaders seeking injunctive relief to permit the display of "Christian" messages on team banners, school districts face significant challenges in balancing the rights of all parties. This presentation provides a view of the developments in student religious speech at schools.
Session 3: When OCR Comes Knocking at the School House Door - OCR investigates students' claims of discrimination under a variety of federal laws such as Title IX, Title VI, Section 504 and the ADA. This presentation describes the standards OCR applies to school district actions when investigating these various claims as well as the OCR investigation process, OCR sanctions and voluntary resolution.
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First Amendment, Free Speech: Jurisdiction (Mar 2013)
Jonathan Griffin Brush
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First Amendment, Free Speech: Jurisdiction (Mar 2013)
Discussion regarding recent developments in the law governing off-campus student speech and technology usage, cell phone searches, e-issues and limits on the school district's ability to regulate or control off-campus student conduct or speech.
Originally presented: Feb 2013 School Law Conference
Jonathan Griffin Brush,
Rogers, Morris & Grover LLP - Houston, TX
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The Straight and Narrow: Walking the Fine Line of Religious Expression in Public Schools (Mar 2013)
Stacy Tuer Castillo, Donald Craig Wood
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60 mins
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Session 2
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The Straight and Narrow: Walking the Fine Line of Religious Expression in Public Schools (Mar 2013)
School districts increasingly are becoming battlegrounds for shaping the First Amendment rights of students, employees and community members. Whether it is a group seeking a last-minute injunction to prohibit prayer at graduation or cheerleaders seeking injunctive relief to permit the display of "Christian" messages on team banners, school districts face significant challenges in balancing the rights of all parties. This presentation provides a view of the developments in student religious speech at schools.
Originally presented: Feb 2013 School Law Conference
Stacy Tuer Castillo,
Walsh, Anderson, Gallegos, Green and Trevino, P.C. - San Antonio, TX
Donald Craig Wood,
Walsh, Anderson, Gallegos, Green and Trevino, P.C. - San Antonio, TX
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When OCR Comes Knocking at the School House Door (Mar 2013)
Janet Ann Little Horton
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40 mins
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When OCR Comes Knocking at the School House Door (Mar 2013)
OCR investigates students' claims of discrimination under a variety of federal laws such as Title IX, Title VI, Section 504 and the ADA. This presentation describes the standards OCR applies to school district actions when investigating these various claims as well as the OCR investigation process, OCR sanctions and voluntary resolution.
Originally presented: Feb 2013 School Law Conference
Janet Ann Little Horton,
Thompson & Horton LLP - Houston, TX