Robert (Rock) T. Pledl
Davis & Pledl, S.C.
Milwaukee
Victoria Davis Dávila
Davis & Pledl, S.C.
Milwaukee
8:30 a.m. Education Law Basics
- School attendance and the Wisconsin truancy statute
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act – obtaining school records
- Discrimination under Title VI and Title IX
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- §504 of the Rehabilitation Act
9:20 a.m. Education for Children with Disabilities
- Determining eligibility for IDEA and §504
- Special education advocacy technique
- Alternative dispute resolution
- Available remedies under IDEA
- Interface with other areas of law - Chapter 48 CHIPS, guardianship and family law
10:20 a.m. Break
10:35 a.m. Hot Topics in Education Law
- Bullying and harassment – legal issues and remedies – the application of Title VI and Title IX
- School Discipline – suspension and expulsions and how to defend an expulsion case
- Transgender Students - Seventh Circuit bathroom access cases and changes in Title IX regulations
- Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, PLLC and limitations on compensatory damages
- Post-COVID behavior and mental health issues - students with challenging behavior who are not allowed to attend full-time
12:05 Program Concludes
- Receive a comprehensive overview of education law basics
- Understand eligibility and available remedies under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
- Learn how special education law interacts with other areas of law
- Explore the issues at the forefront of education law post-pandemic
- School lawyers
- Civil rights lawyers
- Government lawyers
- Municipal lawyers
- Family law practitioners
- Guardians ad litem for minors
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