SCOTUS and Public Education: A Blockbuster Term

It’s hard to overstate the importance of the October 2024 SCOTUS term for public education. When the justices sign off for the summer recess, they will have handed down four decisions directly affecting public school operations: E-rate funding, parent rights to curricular opt-outs, liability for disability discrimination, and religious charter schools. In the meantime, they will have addressed key issues affecting education indirectly: whether gender identity-related medical care is a sex-based classification invoking heightened scrutiny, whether Article III judges constitutionally may issue “universal” injunctions, whether birthright citizenship may be challenged, and more. We’ll review the Court’s term, its rulings, and their implications – with help from you. Come with your thoughts and questions.

Speaker: Sonja Trainor, Executive Director, National School Attorneys Association

Registration is required and available at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/kW1aUbaEQYaaVBK8GOAZLg

Tuesday, September 10, 12:00 p.m. Eastern

Student Mass Threats: From Real Risk to Red Tape

Join your school law colleagues for a candid discussion on the real risks associated with student mass threats. Speaker Chris McCarty will also highlight the spider web of red tape that can come with trying to address such threats, especially for students with IEPs and Section 504 plans.

Speaker: Chris McCarty, Leis Thomason, P.C., Knoxville, TN

Registration is required and available at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/a2IGAQYVSMSJQpPnuGF4lw.