New Legal Developments for Educators – This session will provide educators with a basic legal update on a variety of pressing matters that impact K-12 public schools. For example, issues surrounding student discipline, student injury, religion in schools, FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), social media and teachers’ SPEECH RIGHTS, book bans, curricular challenges, and other emerging topics will be discussed. This update will be useful to classroom teachers/aides, school leaders, school board members, parents, and others interested in school legal issues.
January 10th, 2026 | 9:00 am – 10:15 am CST | Virtual via Zoom
First Amendment Rights for Students – During this session we will explore legal issues that address students’ First Amendment rights in k-12 public schools. For example, can a student wear a political t-shirt to school? Can a student criticize a teacher on social media? How much leeway does a student have to express their opinions off-campus? When does freedom of speech cross the line into bullying and harassment? When do dress code policies (or policies related to hair) abridge students’ First Amendment rights?
February 7th, 2026 | 9:00 am – 10:15 am CST | Virtual via Zoom
Understanding Special Education Law: Exploring What’s Old and What’s New – This session will provide an overview and an update to special education law. It will explore topics like: 1) The difference between 504 Plans and IEPs and teachers’ roles in developing and delivering each; 2) Understanding the term “benefit” when thinking about what a child needs on an IEP; 3) Understanding parents’ rights in the process; 4) Understanding teachers’ roles in the discipline of children with disabilities; and 5) Understanding your obligations under federal and state law given the changes happening at the United States Department of Education.
March 7th, 2026 | 9:00 am – 10:15 am CST | Virtual via Zoom
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* The Education Law webinars are hosted by the UW-Madison School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and the office of Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE). This partnership was made possible by the generosity of the School of Education Dean’s Office and the Mary T. Kellner Teacher Education Center.
Education Law Webinars
New Legal Developments for Educators – This session will provide educators with a basic legal update on a variety of pressing matters that impact K-12 public schools. For example, issues surrounding student discipline, student injury, religion in schools, FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), social media and teachers’ SPEECH RIGHTS, book bans, curricular challenges, and other emerging topics will be discussed. This update will be useful to classroom teachers/aides, school leaders, school board members, parents, and others interested in school legal issues.
January 10th, 2026 | 9:00 am – 10:15 am CST | Virtual via Zoom
First Amendment Rights for Students – During this session we will explore legal issues that address students’ First Amendment rights in k-12 public schools. For example, can a student wear a political t-shirt to school? Can a student criticize a teacher on social media? How much leeway does a student have to express their opinions off-campus? When does freedom of speech cross the line into bullying and harassment? When do dress code policies (or policies related to hair) abridge students’ First Amendment rights?
February 7th, 2026 | 9:00 am – 10:15 am CST | Virtual via Zoom
Understanding Special Education Law: Exploring What’s Old and What’s New – This session will provide an overview and an update to special education law. It will explore topics like: 1) The difference between 504 Plans and IEPs and teachers’ roles in developing and delivering each; 2) Understanding the term “benefit” when thinking about what a child needs on an IEP; 3) Understanding parents’ rights in the process; 4) Understanding teachers’ roles in the discipline of children with disabilities; and 5) Understanding your obligations under federal and state law given the changes happening at the United States Department of Education.
March 7th, 2026 | 9:00 am – 10:15 am CST | Virtual via Zoom