Product Description

Campuses in the United States, both public and private K-12 schools and colleges , are roiled with free speech controversies arising from our polarized political climate. As students, faculty, and employees seek to speak out on war in the Middle East, and immigration and other fraught policy issues at home, employers and employees must determine the lines between permissible free speech and social expression at schools on the one hand, and improper behavior on the other. Learn the employee, student, and management points of view on what political and social self-expression is protected, and where the boundaries lie, on campuses and in the schools.

Agenda & Materials

• 9:00 - 9:15 am

  Overview of Case Law and Statutes Regarding Faculty, Employee, and Student Rights to Free Speech, and the Limits on Those Rights, in Schools and on Campus

  Elizabeth Cabral-Townson, Esq., Lyons Law Group LLC , Rockland
  Laurie R. Houle, Esq., Massachusetts Teachers Association, Division of Legal Services , Quincy
  Joseph P. McConnell, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  Ellen J. Messing, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC , Newton
  Timothy A. Sindelar, Esq., The EdLaw Project, Youth Advocacy Foundation , Roxbury
  Elizabeth Cabral-Townson, Esq., Lyons Law Group LLC , Rockland
  Laurie R. Houle, Esq., Massachusetts Teachers Association, Division of Legal Services , Quincy
  Joseph P. McConnell, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  Ellen J. Messing, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC , Newton
  Timothy A. Sindelar, Esq., The EdLaw Project, Youth Advocacy Foundation , Roxbury
  
• 9:15 - 9:30 am

  Differences between the Laws Applicable to Unionized v. Non-Unionized Educational Environments, and Public v. Private Schools/Campuses

  Panel
  
• 9:30 - 9:45 am

  Recommended Best Practices for Managing Political and Social Expression in Educational Institutions

  Panel
  
• 9:15 - 9:30 am

  Differences between the Laws Applicable to Unionized v. Non-Unionized Educational Environments, and Public v. Private Schools/Campuses
• 9:45 - 10:00 am

  How to Advise Professors, Teachers, and Employees Whose Strongly Held Beliefs Affect Their Workplaces

  Panel
  
• 10:00 - 10:20 am

  Challenges for Employers, Faculty, Employees, and Students in Addressing Social Media and Self-Expression

  Panel
  
• 10:20 - 10:40 am

  How to Determine Expressive Rights and the Limits on Those Rights When the Learning Environment Is Remote

  Panel
  
• 10:40 - 11:00 am

  Handling Parent and Community Opposition to Free Expression on Campus

  Panel
  
• 10:40 - 11:00 am

  Handling Parent and Community Opposition to Free Expression on Campus

  Panel
  
• 9:30 - 9:45 am

  Recommended Best Practices for Managing Political and Social Expression in Educational Institutions
• 9:45 - 10:00 am

  How to Advise Professors, Teachers, and Employees Whose Strongly Held Beliefs Affect Their Workplaces
• 10:00 - 10:20 am

  Challenges for Employers, Faculty, Employees, and Students in Addressing Social Media and Self-Expression
• 10:20 - 10:40 am

  How to Determine Expressive Rights and the Limits on Those Rights When the Learning Environment Is Remote
• 10:40 - 11:00 am

  Handling Parent and Community Opposition to Free Expression on Campus

Please Note

MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only. They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.

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Fees

• $157.50 - MCLE Sponsor Member
• $87.50 - New Lawyer
• $87.50 - Pending Admittee
• $87.50 - Law Student
• $87.50 - Paralegal
• $175.00 - All Others