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Education Law Insights

Sep 25, 2020

Black Lives Matter. The upcoming election. Coronavirus. Masks. First Amendment issues for teachers, students, and the district at large have never felt so critical. In this episode, our regular attorney panelists Shelli AndersonNicki Bazer, and Dana Fattore Crumley, discuss freedom of speech in...


Sep 24, 2020

Schools, colleges, and universities understandably have been scrambling to implement the new sexual harassment rule for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. In addition to that herculean task, educational leaders also have been contending with challenges from COVID-19, reopening plans, racial equity issues, and...


Sep 18, 2020

Many schools have either reopened for in-person instruction of some form or are planning to do so soon. With these changes, we know many school employees will be seeking accommodations, leave, and work-from-home options. In this episode, Franczek P.C. Labor and Employment team co-chair Bill Pokorny joins our...


Sep 15, 2020

One of the critical and unprecedented challenges to reopening school during Fall 2020—whether in-person, remotely, or using a hybrid model—is providing students with disabilities a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). In this episode, our panel of Franczek special education attorneys Dana Fattore Crumley, 


Sep 8, 2020

In this episode, our panel of Franczek attorneys, including Shelli AndersonDana Fattore CrumleyJennifer Smith, and Jackie Wernz, along with very special guest, PJ Caposey, Superintendent of Meridian CUSD 223, discuss the many lessons learned from back to school. Dr. Caposey provides insights from Meridian 223’s...