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Civil Rights on Campus: First Amendment Technology Issues Involving Students and Employees; plus Legal Issues Regarding Transgender Students and Employees
Contains material from Mar 2014
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Session 2: Legal Issues Regarding Transgender Students and Employees - Both the EEOC and OCR are breaking new ground on the legal rights of transgender students and employees under Title VII and Title IX respectively. An overview of the case law and legal issues related to "gender identity" and "gender-based" discrimination, as well as discussion of the practical challenges of implementing this evolving area of law.
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Wesley E. Johnson
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Session 1
—39 mins
Silencing Silent Speech: First Amendment Technology Issues Involving Students and Employees (Mar 2014)
In the wake of ubiquitous use of technology for communication, school districts increasingly face issues involving student and employee First Amendment concerns regarding "speech" in the form of tweets, posts, printed materials and even a retro-return of the most primitive form of communication—silence itself. Learn when and how discipline of students and employees for such speech is appropriate.
Originally presented: Feb 2014 School Law Conference
Wesley E. Johnson,
Escamilla & Poneck, LLP - San Antonio, TX
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Karla Anne Schultz
Session 2
—38 mins
Legal Issues Regarding Transgender Students and Employees (Mar 2014)
Both the EEOC and OCR are breaking new ground on the legal rights of transgender students and employees under Title VII and Title IX respectively. An overview of the case law and legal issues related to "gender identity" and "gender-based" discrimination, as well as discussion of the practical challenges of implementing this evolving area of law.
Originally presented: Feb 2014 School Law Conference
Karla Anne Schultz,
Walsh, Anderson, Gallegos, Green and Trevino, P.C. - Austin, TX