education law association 67th annual conference
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OCTOBER 20-23, 2021
Education Law Association
67TH ANNUALCONFERENCE
67th Annual Education Law Association Conference : : 2
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7:30-8:30AM–PRECONFERENCE CHECK-IN CRYSTAL FOYER
8:30-9:45AM
Superintendents Talk About Education in the Post-COVID Environment– Dr. Brian Woods, Superintendent of Northside ISD– Andrew Kim, Superintendent of Comal ISD– Dr. Roland Hernandez, Superintendent of Corpus Christi
ISD– David Thompson, Partner, Thompson & Horton, LLP
9:45-10:45AM
Discipline: Legal Updates and Practical Application– Andrew Tatgenhorst, Counsel, Thompson & Horton, LLP– Dr. Michael Boucher, Jr., Associate Professor, Texas A&M-
San Antonio, and Author of More than an Ally: A Caring Solidarity Framework for White Teachers
– Dr. Karen L. Burgard, Associate Professor, Texas A&M-San Antonio
– Todd Bloomer, Principal, Churchill HS, NEISD– Moderator: Dr. Elisabeth Krimbill, Assistant Professor,
Texas A&M-San Antonio
11:00AM-12:00PM
Special Education Update– Jim Walsh, Attorney, Walsh, Gallegos, Trevino, Kyle, and
Robinson, PC– Amy Strauch, Special Education Coordinator, ESC- Region
20– Dr.TheresaGarfield,AssociateProfessor,TexasA&M-San
Antonio– Dr. Sean Kearney, Professor, Texas A&M-San Antonio– Moderator: Chris Borreca, Partner, Thompson & Horton,
LLP
12:00-12:45PM–LUNCH
12:45-1:45PM
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives– Marisa Pérez-Díaz, Member, District 3, Texas State Board
of Education– Dr. Carl Sheperis, Dean of the College of Education
and Human Development, Texas A&M-San Antonio– Jackie Wernz, Partner, Thompson & Horton, LLP– Moderator: Dr. Elisabeth Krimbill, Assistant Professor,
Texas A&M-San Antonio– Dr. Lawrence Scott, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M-San
Antonio – Morgan Jones, Senior Manager for Diversity, Equity,
Inclusion & Belonging Strategy, Spurs Sports & Entertainment
1:45-2:45PM
Federal and State Legal Updates and Initiatives– Dr. Michelle Smith, Vice President of Policy & Advocacy,
Raise Your Hand Texas– Dr. Amanda Brownson, Director of Policy & Research, TexasAssociationofSchoolBusinessOfficials
– Karen Smith, CFO, Cypress Fairbanks ISD– Bob Popinski, Policy Director, Raise Your Hand Texas– Moderator: Chris Borreca, Partner,
Thompson & Horton, LLP
2:45-3:00PM–AFTERNOON SNACK BREAK
3:00-3:45PM
Title IX and Educator Misconduct Updates– Dr. David Thompson, Professor, University of Texas
at San Antonio– Dr. Catherine Robert, Assistant Professor, University
of Texas, Arlington– Dr. Brandon Tate, Educator, Northside ISD– Jackie Wernz, Partner, Thompson & Horton, LLP– Moderator: Dr. Elisabeth Krimbill, Assistant Professor,
Texas A&M-San Antonio
3:45-4:30PM
Personnel Issues– Wayne Haglund, Attorney, Haglund Law Firm– Lynn Rossi Scott, Attorney, Brackett & Ellis, PC– Craig Wood, Attorney, Walsh, Gallegos, Treviño,
Kyle, & Robinson, PC– Moderator: Chris Borreca, Partner,
Thompson & Horton, LLP
Preconference Workshop for Texas School Educators will be held in the Crystal Ballroom
WORKSHOP FOR TEXAS SCHOOL EDUCATORS Wednesday, October 20, 2021
67th Annual Education Law Association Conference : : 3
8:30-11:30AM
Ethics: Unconscious Racial Bias in the Legal Profession (CLE)YELLOW ROSE– Raquel Muñiz, JD, PhD– Dwayne K. Wright, JD, PhD– Sara Hardner Leon, JD
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12:30-1:30PM–LUNCH BREAK
1:30-4:30PM
Ethics in the Practice of Education Law (CLE)YELLOW ROSE– Jaqueline A. Stefkovich, EdD, JD– Patrick D. Pauken, JD, PhD– Lynn Rossi Scott, JD, MS
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1:30-4:30PM
Best Practices and New Ideas in Teaching Education LawALAMO– Jennifer Sughrue, PhD– Gretchen Oltman, JD, PhD– Jackie Clark, PhD– Ken Lane, EdD
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1:30-4:30PM
Introduction to Education Law for Law & Graduate StudentsMAHNCKE– Scott R. Bauries, JD, PhD– Maryam Ahranjani, JD, LLM– Rich Haglund, JD– Alan Haynes, JD
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4:30-5:00PM
Welcome to First Time Attendees and StudentsCRYSTAL BALLROOMSponsored by
4:45-5:30PM
Board of Directors Meeting & Conference BriefingFRONTIER
5:00-6:30PM
Welcome ReceptionMAGNOLIA/BLUEBONNETSponsored by
ALL OTHER PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS Wednesday, October 20, 2021
67th Annual Education Law Association Conference : : 4
7:30-8:30AM
BreakfastYELLOW ROSE
8:30-8:50AM
Welcome and Opening RemarksCRYSTAL BALLROOM
8:50-9:00AM–BREAK
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS9:00-10:00AM–PANEL ONE & PAPER SESSION ONE
Hot Topics on the First Amendment’s Religion Clauses PanelCRYSTAL BALLROOM– Charlie Russo, JD, EdD– Jyllian Bradshaw, JD– Edwin Darden, JD– Martha McCarthy, PhD– Richard Katskee, JD
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Employment LawMAHNCKE– Presider: Lois Berlin, EdD
Disparate Treatment and Retaliation Claims in K-12 School Employment Discrimination Matters: The Supreme Court’s Cat’s Paw Theory Decision in Staub and Third-Party Retaliation Decision in Thompson Ten Years On– John E. Rumel, JD
Working Remotely at Colleges and Universities: Federal and State Employment Law Post-Pandemic– Kerry Brian Melear, PhD– Russell H. Willis, JD
Systemic Oppression in the Legal SystemALAMO– Presider: Maureen Fox, JD
Judicial Epistemic Injustice– Raquel Muñiz, JD, PhD– Dwayne Wright, JD, PhD
Really Nice, Mostly White Attorneys– Rich Haglund, JD
Macro-Level Systemic Changes and AdvocacyYELLOW ROSE– Presider: Kevin Brady, PhD
A Transnational Examination of Core Concepts of Disability Law in Inclusive Education– Julie Sears, MEd– Lisa Driscoll, PhD– Jennifer Sughrue, PhD
Shortcomings of Rights-Based Litigation for Systemic Changes: Special Education and Title IX Examples– Tiina Itkonen, PhD– TiffanyPuckett,JD,PhD
10:00-10:15AM–BREAK
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS 10:15-11:15AM–PANEL TWO & PAPER SESSION TWO
Hot Topics in Charter School Law PanelCRYSTAL BALLROOM– Stephanie Klupinski, JD, MPP– Rich Haglund, JD– Charlie Wilson, JD– Marisa Pérez-Díaz, MEd– Denise Nance Pierce, JD, MATS– Joe Siedlecki, MPP
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CONFERENCE SESSIONS Thursday, October 21, 2021
67th Annual Education Law Association Conference : : 5
Discipline Issues MAHNCKE– Presider: Carole de Casal, EdD
Addressing Disproportionality in School Discipline– Sharon Dunlevy, MA, DMin
The Double-Edged Sword: The Evolution of Title IX Due Process in the 21st Century– Luke M. Cornelius, JD, PhD– Kelsey Eagen, MS
Pedagogy and Instruction ALAMO– Presider: David H. K. Nguyen, JD, PhD
The Attack on Critical Race Theory: How Malicious Undermining of Academic Freedom Targets an Academic Framework Rooted in Legal Analysis and Poses Damaging Implications for Humanities Instruction– Ronald Cunningham, MSEd
Trauma-Informed Practices in Higher Education Law Instruction– Mary Beth Boyer, EdD
Fourth Amendment and School Policing UpdateYELLOW ROSE– Presider:TiffanyPuckett,JD,PhD– Traci Ballard, JD, PhD– Kevin P. Brady, PhD– Jennifer A. Sughrue, PhD– M. David Alexander, EdD
11:15-11:30AM–BREAK
11:30AM-12:15PM–LUNCHMAGNOLIA/BLUEBONNET
12:15-1:30PM
Keynote Panel: San Antonio ISD v. Rodriguez: Its Legacy and OutlookCRYSTAL BALLROOM– Moderator: Christine R. Kiracofe, EdD , Professor &
Director of the Higher Education Ph.D. Program, Purdue University
– Patricia Rodriguez, MEd, Teacher, Edgewood Independent School District
– Marc Puig, EdD, Superintendent, South San Antonio ISD– Kimberly J. Robinson, JD, Professor, University of Virginia
School of Law– Derek W. Black, JD, Professor of Law, University of
South Carolina
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1:30-1:45PM–BREAK
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS1:45-2:45PM–PANEL THREE & PAPER SESSION THREE
Hot Topics in the Law of Campus SafetyCRYSTAL BALLROOM– Jennifer Sughrue, PhD– Mo Canady, BS– Raymond Wilson, EdD– Audrey Young, EdD– Maryam Ahranjani, JD, LL.M– Alexis Karteron, JD– M. David Alexander, EdD
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CONFERENCE SESSIONS Thursday, October 21, 2021
67th Annual Education Law Association Conference : : 6
Student Speech: K-12 and Higher EdMAHNCKE– Presider: Mike Donnelly, JD
Snap Judgment: Mahanoy vs. B.L.- A Group Discussion How the Case Affects the Practice of Principals and Those Who Teach Education Law– Robert F. Hachiya, EdD
The Higher Education Implications of Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.– William E. Thro, JD– Charles J. Russo, JD, EdD
A Right to Education: Rodriguez and Beyond: San Antonio v. Rodriguez to Raimondo v. Cook: The Fight for a Federal Right to EducationALAMO– Presider: Barbara Qualls, PhD– Christine R. Kiracofe, EdD– Spencer Weiler, PhD
Publishing Opportunities Panel YELLOW ROSE– Presider: Jackie Clark, PhD
ELA Writing Opportunities– Tom Hutton, JD– Susan C. Bon, JD, PhD
Journal of Law & Education; Information Age Publishing– JeffreyC.Sun,JD,PhD
2:45-3:00PM–BREAK
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS3:00-4:00PM–PANEL FOUR & PAPER SESSION FOUR
Social Justice and Education Law PanelCRYSTAL BALLROOM– Raquel Muñiz, JD, PhD– Dwayne K. Wright, JD, PhD– Steven Nelson, JD, PhD– Matthew Shaw, JD, EdD– TiffanyPuckett,JD,PhD
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Education Rights and ChoiceMAHNCKE– Presider: Neal Hutchens, JD, PhD– Scott R. Bauries, JD, PhD
Emerging Issues in K-12 LawALAMO– Presider: Christopher D. Thomas, JD, PhD
Title IX Regulations, One Year later: What Have We Learned?– Wayne D. Haglund, JD– John Borkowski, JD– Bryan T. Taulton, EdD
The Case for Prohibiting Ability Segregation– Tammy Harel Ben-Shahar, LLD
Race-Conscious Admissions: Descriptive, Thematic, and Bibliometric Review of Fisher v. University of TexasYELLOW ROSE– Presider: Luke M. Cornelius, JD, PhD– Lisa G. Driscoll, PhD
4:00-4:15PM–BREAK
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS4:15-5:15PM–PANEL FIVE & PAPER SESSION FIVE
Hot Topics in Special Education PanelCRYSTAL BALLROOM– Cynthia Dieterich, PhD– Kevin Brady, PhD– Janet Decker, JD, PhD– Karlyn Keller, EdD
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CONFERENCE SESSIONS Thursday, October 21, 2021
67th Annual Education Law Association Conference : : 7
Free SpeechMAHNCKE– Presider: Alan Haynes, JD, MA
The Politicization of Campus Free Speech– Joy Blanchard, PhD– Gillian Foss, PhD– Neal Hutchens, JD, PhD– JeffreyC.Sun,JD,PhD
Eighty-One Years of Evolving Free Speech: The Rules, Rights, and Reverberations of Harmful Expressions Onto Minoritized Students, Especially with Social Media– JeffreyC.Sun,JD,PhD– Philip T. K. Daniel, JD, EdD
Constitutional Law: First Amendment & Fourteenth AmendmentALAMO– Presider: Dwayne Wright, JD, PhD
Where Partisan Politics and Public Schools Collide: A First Amendment Update on Current Cases and Client-Based Scenarios– Richard T. Geisel, JD, PhD– Daniel R. Martin, JD
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legal Legacy: The Equal Protection Clause and Women in Public Higher Education Institutions in the United States– Charlotte Bingham, MPA, PhD– Christine Kiracofe, EdD
Book Discussion with Derek Black: Schoolhouse Burning: Public Education and the Assault on American DemocracyYELLOW ROSE– Presider: M. David Alexander, EdD– Derek W. Black, JD
5:15-6:30PM
Poster SessionsCRYSTAL BALLROOMSponsored by
Reception & Social HourTERRACE ROOMBehind CRYSTAL BALLROOM and YELLOW ROSE ROOM
A Choroplethora of State-Level “Divisive Concepts” Bans from K-12 to Higher Education– Jacob A. Bennett, PhD
Top Ten Counseling Cases School Counselors and School Administrators Should Understand– Amy E. Carter, MS, MEd– Elisabeth M. Krimbill, EdD
The Legal Knowledge and Literacy Gap: K-12 Teachers and English Learners– Emma G. Everson, PhD
Understanding and Applying Lemon v. Kurtzman in Public Schools Today– Sarah Patch– Elisabeth M. Krimbill, EdD
How Individualized Education Plans Went Virtual– Grace Rennie, BS
Restore Fairness to Restore Order: Exploring Alternatives to Punitive Punishments in Schools– Jesse Bulluck, JD
A Review of Civil Rights Violations and Resolutions of Services Animals in K-12 Schools– Julie Sears, MEd– Joseph Hendrick– Abigail Combs
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6:30PM–DINE-AROUNDS WITH COLLEAGUESSign up at Registration Table or at Thursday evening Social Hour Reception
CONFERENCE SESSIONS Thursday, October 21, 2021
67th Annual Education Law Association Conference : : 8
8:00-9:00AM–BREAKFAST
Collaboration & Discussion Time at Role-Alike Group Tables MAGNOLIA/BLUEBONNET ROOM
9:00-9:15AM–BREAK
9:15-9:30AM
Welcome Remarks, Announcements, and HighlightsCRYSTAL ROOM
9:30-10:30AM
Keynote: Update on Civil Rights in Education from the U.S. Department of JusticeCRYSTAL ROOM– Moderator: John Borkowski, JD, Partner, Husch Blackwell
LLP, and ELA President– Kristen Clarke, JD, Assistant Attorney General for Civil
Rights, U.S. Department of Justice– Shaheena Simons, JD, Chief, Educational Opportunities
Division, U.S. Department of Justice
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10:30-10:40AM–BREAK
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS10:40-11:40AM–PANEL SIX & PAPER SESSION SIX
Hot Topics in Higher Education Law PanelCRYSTAL ROOM– Neal Hutchens, JD, PhD– Brandi Hephner LaBanc, EdD– Erica Moorer, MS– Frank Fernandez, PhD– Tim Letzring, JD, EdD
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Public Schools and COVIDMAHNCKE – Presider: Kristen Bomkamp, BA
Vaccines in Public Schools: Past, Present, and Future– Elisabeth Krimbill, EdD– Maureen Fox, JD– Nathan C. Walker, EdD, MDiv– George Morris, MD
District Responses to Decreasing Learning Gaps Due to COVID for Students with Disabilities– Krista M. Bixler, EdD– Jennifer A. Sughrue, PhD– Noelle K. Balsamo, EdD
School Reach and AuthorityALAMO– Presider: Patrick D. Pauken, JD, PhD
Locating the Schoolhouse Gate: Cyberbullying and the Reach of Public Schools– R. Stewart Mayers, EdD– Thomas W. Harvey, EdD– C. Todd Williams, EdD
Making a Hard Case Harder: Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. and the Lack of a Cohesive Judicial Understanding of School Authority– Christopher D. Thomas, JD, PhD
First Amendment Religion ClausesYELLOW ROSE– Presider: Catherine Robert, PhD, MBA
Everson to Espinoza: Separation to Accommodation– Dustin Robinson, PhD
Lemon at Fifty: Reflections on a Constitutional Catastrophe– William E. Thro, JD, MA
11:40AM-12:20PM
ELA Strategic Planning - Breakout DiscussionsCRYSTAL, MAHNCKE, ALAMO, YELLOW ROSE; VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS ON WHOVA
12:20-12:30PM–BREAK
12:30-1:15PM–LUNCHMAGNOLIA/BLUEBONNET ROOM
CONFERENCE SESSIONS Friday, October 22, 2021
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1:15-2:00PM
ELA Acknowledgements and AwardsCRYSTAL BALLROOM
George Jay Joseph Award for Education Law Writing– Chris Yarrell, MA
Joseph C. Beckham Award for Outstanding Dissertation– Gillian Foss, PhD– Dominic Ledesma, PhD
August Steinhilber Award for Outstanding Appellate Brief– Husch Blackwell, LLP and the Council of the Great City
Schools–EricS.Jaffe,JD
Steven S. Goldberg Award for Distinguished Scholarship– Marcos A. Mendoza, JD, LLM
Marion A. McGhehey Award for Distinguished Service– Christopher P. Borreca, JD, MS
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2:00-2:15PM–BREAK
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS2:15-3:15PM–GOLDBERG SESSION
PANEL SEVEN & PAPER SESSION SEVEN
Hot Topics in K-12 Education LawCRYSTAL ROOM– Suzanne Eckes, JD, PhD– Regina R. Umpstead, JD, PhD,– Jaqueline A. Stefkovich, JD, EdD– Mario Torres, PhD– Beth Godett, JD, EdD
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Discussion with 2021 Goldberg Award Recipient ALAMO
The Limits of Insurance as Governance: Professional Liability Coverage for Civil Rights Claims Against Public School Districts– Presider: Maryam Ahranjani, JD, LLM– Marcos A. Mendoza, JD, LLM
Law of ScholarshipMAHNCKE– Presider: Susan C. Bon, JD, PhD
The Story of the Dead Professor: Intellectual Property and Copyright Law in the Age of Virtual Instruction– Barbara J. Hickman, EdD
Academic Researcher Rule: Guidance to Judges and Juries in Student Personal Injury Cases– Edward Arnold, MA
Promoting Equity and Inclusion for Marginalized StudentsYELLOW ROSE– Presider: Stewart Mayers, EdD
Using Policy to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion– John W. Borkowski, JD– Amanda Clapp, JD– Paige Duggins-Clay, JD
Estrada v. Becker: The Debate over Lawful Presence and Implications for DACA Students – David H. K. Nguyen, JD, PhD– Ronald Cunningham, MSEd
CONFERENCE SESSIONS Friday, October 22, 2021
67th Annual Education Law Association Conference : : 10
3:15-3:25PM–BREAK
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS3:25-4:25PM–PANEL EIGHT & PAPER SESSION EIGHT
Hot Topics in School Finance Litigation PanelCRYSTAL ROOM– William E. Thro, JD, MA– Christine R. Kiracofe, EdD– Craig Wood, EdD– Lisa G. Driscoll, PhD
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Student Misconduct During and After COVID: Clery Reports and K-12 LitigationMAHNCKE– Presider: Gretchen Oltman, JD, PhD– Barbara Qualls, PhD– Wayne Haglund, JD– Herbert Midgley, MM– Steve Valkenaar, MEd– Claire Murphy, MM– Jennifer Goddard, MA– Lacey Folsom, MA
Legal LiteracyALAMO– Presider: Cynthia Dieterich, PhD
Does Your District’s Legal PD Make the Grade? The Importance of Case Law Through the Lens of a Legal Primer for LEA Representatives– Natasha McDonald, SSP– Christine L. Montesi, SSP, NCSP, LPES– Susan C. Bon, JD, PhD
Teacher and Educator Legal Literacy in the US (TELL -US): Exploring Coursework as a Factor in Educator Legal Literacy– TiffanyPuckett,JD,PhD
From the Classroom to the Courtroom: A National Analysis of Educator Misconduct DataYELLOW ROSE– Presider: Sharon Dunlevy, MA, DMin– Brandon M. Tate, PhD– Elisabeth M. Krimbill, EdD– David P. Thompson, PhD
4:25-4:30PM–BREAK
4:30-5:30PM
Keynote Panel: NCAA v. Alston and the Future of College AthleticsCRYSTAL BALLROOM– Moderator: David H. K. Nguyen, JD, PhD, Assistant
Professor, Urban Education Leadership & Policy and Adjunct Professor of Law, IUPUI
– Andrew F. Rhoden, JD, MS, Attorney, Stewart Law Group– William E. Thro, JD, MA, General Counsel, University
of Kentucky– Omar X. Easy, PhD, MBA, Superintendent, Wayland Public
Schools
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5:30-5:40PM–BREAK
5:40-6:40PM
Past Presidents’ Meeting (Synchronous)FRONTIER ROOM
CONFERENCE SESSIONS Friday, October 22, 2021
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8:00-9:00AM
Roundtables & BreakfastMAGNOLIA/BLUEBONNET ROOM
Plagiarism in Higher Education: Prevention and Mitigation– Catherine Robert, EdD– Elisabeth M. Krimbill, EdD
Alternative Certification & Teacher’s Legal Literacy Regarding their Speech and Expression Rights– Pamela Catherine Callahan, MS, MPP
The Homeschooling Wave of 2021 Impact and Analysis– Michael Donnelly, JD, LLM– Leslie Hiner, JD– Steven Duvall, PhD
Establishing the Connection between Housing Stability and the Right to Education for At-Risk Students in a Post-Yazzie/Martinez World– Deanna M. Creighton, MEd
B.L. v. Mahanoy Goes to College: Regulation of Off-Campus Student Conduct in Higher Education– Patrick D. Pauken, JD, PhD
Protest & Counter-Protest: Exploring School Responses to Student Protests– Joel Miller, PhD Candidate– Pamela Catherine Callahan, PhD
The Changing Shape of In Loco Parentis in Student Speech Cases– Neil Dhingra, PhD– Joel Miller, PhD Candidate– Pamela Catherine Callahan, MS, MPP
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9:00-9:30AM
Break and NetworkingMAHNCKE, ALAMO, YELLOW ROSE
9:30-10:00AM
Remarks from the Interim Executive DirectorCRYSTAL BALLROOM- Tom Hutton, JD
Invitation to Orlando 2022 RaffleDrawing
10:00-11:00AM
U.S. Supreme Court UpdateCRYSTAL BALLROOM- Mark Walsh, U.S. Supreme Court and Education Law
Correspondent, Education Week
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11:00AM-11:40AM
ELA Business Meeting CRYSTAL BALLROOMProposed Amendments to ELA Constitution
Electionsof2022OfficersandDirectors
Remarks from Immediate Past President John Borkowski
Remarks from President Julie Mead
12:30-2:30PM
ELA Board of Directors Meeting (Synchronous)FRONTIER ROOM
CONFERENCE SESSIONS Saturday, October 23, 2021
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ASYNCHRONOUS PAPER PRESENTATIONS
COVID-19School and District Administrator Responses to Federal and State Guidance during the COVID-19 Pandemic– BenjaminM.Superfine,JD,PhD– Craig De Voto, PhD
Navigating recurring and Emerging Legal Issues in Using Technology as an Educational Tool Using an Equity Lens– Annie Blankenship Knox, JD, PhD– Brett Geier, EdD– Rosy Razo, MA
COVID, the Law, and the Provision of Education for All Students– Regina R. Umpstead, JD, PhD– Adel C. DiOrio, MA– Gary F. Puhl III, MA
RESTORATIVE JUSTICEA Case Study- Utilizing Restorative Justice and the Spectrum Model frameworks to proactively respond to bias incidents and other conflicts at IHEs– Erica Moorer, MS, N.C.C.– Annie Blankenship Knox, JD, PhD– Jared Rodrigues, PhD
Working with School Police: Alternatives and Improved Approaches– Jennifer Babisak, JD– Miranda Johnson, JD– Cassie Black, JD
EMPLOYMENTDeregulation and the ‘Gig Academy’– Karen Halverson Cross, JD, MS
FINANCE AND EDUCATIONAL RIGHTSAdvocacy and Accountability: Illinois’ Evidence-Based Method for Funding K-12 Schools– David F. Grace, EdD, MBA
Charter School and School Choice Legal Update 2021– Kevin McKenna, JD– Shawn P. Kerns, JD
A Future Beyond Rodriguez– Joy Blanchard, PhD– Gillian Foss, PhD
FREE SPEECHSnapchat Stories and the Supreme Court: The 1st Amendment Speech Implications for Educational Administrators of B.L. v. Mahanoy Area School District– Andrea Kayne, EdM, JD
The “Hazardous Freedom” of Off-Campus Student Speech– Amy Dagley, PhD– Spencer Weiler, PhD
LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP, LITERACY, AND ADVOCACYDatabases, Diagrams, Dockets, and Coding: Methods to the Madness of Writing a Legal Dissertation– Nora A. Devlin, MEd
Legal Literacy for Public School Teachers - New ELA Book– Luke Stedrak, EdD
RELIGIONVocation, Vocation, Vocation: Functional Analysis and the Expanded Ministerial Exception in Higher Education Contexts– Jacob A. Bennett, PhD
SAFETYClery Act Compliance: The Legal Conundrum in Higher Education– Diane Sweeney, MS– Jennifer Rippner, JD, PhD
Preventing Sexual Grooming by Teachers: One State’s Legislative Approach– Gretchen Oltman, JD, PhD– Jeanne Surface, EdD
SOCIAL JUSTICEClass Action Lawsuits for Refunds after UC COVID-19 Closures– Rafael Alvarado, JD– Raquel Muñiz, JD, PhD– Dwayne K. Wright, JD, PhD
How Can the Law and Educational Research Work Collaboratively to Address Systemic Inequities?– Manu Sharma, PhD
PRE-RECORDED VIDEO SESSIONS Viewable on Whova
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SPECIAL EDUCATIONChanges needed to the burden of proof in special education litigation– Tiina Itkonen, PhD– David F. Bateman, PhD
Four years since Endrew F: How the lower courts apply the Endrew F. FAPE standard and why this matters for schools– Erin Biolchino, JD, EdD
Why Twice-Exceptional is Twice as Difficult: Identification of and Services for Gifted Students with Disabilities under IDEA and Section 504– Kelly Sherrill Linkous, JD, PhD
TITLE IXTitle IX - New Guidance (2020) from the U.S. Dept. of Education– James J. Munnelly, JD
Charting a Course: Leading with Stability through Shifting Federal Policy on Institutional Adjudications under Title IX– Alli Fetter-Harrott, JD, PhD– Brian Kubicki, JD
TORTSStudent Letters of Recommendation: Tort Liability and Other Legal Issues– Lynn M. Daggett, JD, PhD
ASYNCHRONOUS POSTER PRESENTATIONS
A Choroplethora of State-Level “Divisive Concepts” Bans from K-12 to Higher Education– Jacob A. Bennett, PhD
A Review of Civil Rights Violations and Resolutions of Services Animals in K-12 Schools– Julie Sears, MEd– Joseph Hendrick– Abigail Combs
Restore Fairness to Restore Order: Exploring Alternatives to Punitive Punishments in Schools.– Jesse Bulluck, JD
The Legal Knowledge and Literacy Gap: K-12 Teachers and English Learners– Emma G. Everson, PhD
PRE-RECORDED VIDEO SESSIONS Viewable on Whova