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Student Rights in 2017: Transgender Students, Special Education, Cameras in the Classroom, and More
Contains material from Apr 2017
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Session 2: Collision of Individual Rights – Student speech, service animals in classrooms, and managing dangerous behaviors—learn to navigate the contentious intersection of individual rights in the school setting.
Session 3: Best Practices for Working with Transgender Students – Gain practical guidance for working with students, staff, school boards, and community members on the multi-faceted issues related to transgender students.
Session 4: There Is No Escaping Special Education Issues for the School District Attorney – Hear a discussion on the vocabulary, issues, regulations, and key cases about which all school attorneys should be aware.
Session 5: Cameras in the Classroom – Review the new Texas Education Code provision requiring the installation and operation of cameras in certain self-contained special education classrooms. Listen to a discussion about the relevant Commissioner’s rules and recent Attorney General opinion, gain practical application tips, and understand FERPA implications.
Session 6: Discrimination and Student Discipline – Schools are increasingly focused on maintaining safe school environments while avoiding any illegal discrimination or claims of illegal discrimination. Listen to a discussion about alternative discipline techniques, the role of the Campus Behavior Coordinator, and other methods of using student discipline data to achieve optimal environments.
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Cynthia Rincón
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Session 1
—30 mins
Reasonable Accommodations: A Discussion of Logistics and Practical Implications (Apr 2017)
Get practical tips on handling accommodation requests, including tips for working with health care providers, from the perspective of a former General Counsel turned Human Resources Administrator.
Originally presented: Feb 2017 School Law Conference
Cynthia Rincón,
Fort Worth ISD - Fort Worth, TX
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Eric G. Rodriguez
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Session 2
—31 mins
Collision of Individual Rights (Apr 2017)
Student speech, service animals in classrooms, and managing dangerous behaviors—learn to navigate the contentious intersection of individual rights in the school setting.
Originally presented: Feb 2017 School Law Conference
Eric G. Rodriguez,
Walsh Gallegos Treviño Russo & Kyle, P.C. - San Antonio, TX
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Marney Collins Sims
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Session 3
—33 mins
Best Practices for Working with Transgender Students (Apr 2017)
Gain practical guidance for working with students, staff, school boards, and community members on the multi-faceted issues related to transgender students.
Originally presented: Feb 2017 School Law Conference
Marney Collins Sims,
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD - Houston, TX
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Jim Walsh
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Session 4
—33 mins
There Is No Escaping Special Education Issues for the School District Attorney (Apr 2017)
Discuss the vocabulary, issues, regulations, and key cases about which all school attorneys should be aware.
Originally presented: Feb 2017 School Law Conference
Jim Walsh,
Walsh Gallegos Treviño Russo & Kyle, P.C. - Austin, TX
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Nona C. Matthews
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Session 5
—29 mins
Cameras in the Classroom (Apr 2017)
Review the new Texas Education Code provision requiring the installation and operation of cameras in certain self-contained special education classrooms. Discuss the relevant Commissioner’s rules and recent Attorney General opinion, gain practical application tips, and understand FERPA implications.
Originally presented: Feb 2017 School Law Conference
Nona C. Matthews,
Walsh Gallegos Treviño Russo & Kyle, P.C. - Irving, TX
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Lynn Rossi Scott
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Session 6
—32 mins
Discrimination and Student Discipline (Apr 2017)
Schools are increasingly focused on maintaining safe school environments while avoiding any illegal discrimination or claims of illegal discrimination. Discuss alternative discipline techniques, the role of the Campus Behavior Coordinator, and other methods of using student discipline data to achieve optimal environments.
Originally presented: Feb 2017 School Law Conference
Lynn Rossi Scott,
Brackett & Ellis, P.C. - Fort Worth, TX