Join school attorneys from across the country in Fort Worth this fall for a dynamic national conference focused on the most pressing issues in education law. Earn up to 10.5 CLE hours, including one hour of Ethics, as you gain insights from seasoned colleagues on fast-moving developments in federal civil rights law and core topics like conducting effective investigations. Reconnect with familiar faces, build new professional relationships, and return to your school clients informed, inspired, and ready to support their essential work. If you've been waiting for the right school law conference to attend, this is it.
If you're not yet a member of NSAA and regularly represent public school boards or community colleges, we encourage you to join NSAA and to get member pricing for the conference.
Hilton Fort Worth, 815 Main St |
October 15 – October 17, 2025 |
Wednesday, October 15 | |
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Registration |
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM | NSAA Member State Association Counsel Meeting and Lunch *Separate registration required |
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM | NSAA Member In House Counsel Meeting and Lunch *Separate registration required |
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Networking break |
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM | Welcome, opening remarks |
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM | Calm After the Storm? How Federal Directives and Resulting Litigation Have – or Haven’t – Changed School Policy |
4:10 PM – 5:10 PM | Student Free Speech Rights-What All School Attorneys Should Know |
5:10 PM – 6:10 PM | Welcome Reception |
Thursday, October 16 | |||||||||||||
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Registration | ||||||||||||
7:30 – 9:00 AM | Breakfast | ||||||||||||
8:30 – 9:30 AM | Redefining Religious Freedom in Public Schools: The Court’s Expanding Free Exercise Doctrine | ||||||||||||
9:40 – 10:40 AM | If, When, Who, and How to Conduct An Investigation – Tales from the Trenches and Best Practices to Explore | ||||||||||||
10:50 – 11:50 AM | Mental Health, the ADA, and Employee Discipline: Guiding the Interactive Process | ||||||||||||
12:00 – 12:15 PM | NSAA Business Meeting and Election | ||||||||||||
12:30 – 1:45 PM | Special Lunch Discussion by Project Unity: Together We Dine *Optional - separate registration required | ||||||||||||
12:30 – 1:45 PM | Lunch on your own | ||||||||||||
2:00 – 3:15 PM | Dealing with Dangerous Students in Schools: What are the Legal Options and Answers? | ||||||||||||
3:25 – 4:25 PM | Parents’ Bill of Rights & Responsibilities | ||||||||||||
4:30 – 5:30 PM | Reception | ||||||||||||
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