Calendar of Events

Education Law: A Year in Review (10th Annual)

Host

Sponsoring organization(s)
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Education Law and Policy Institute

Speakers

Amy Meek, Civil Rights Bureau Chief Illinois Attorney General’s Office
Sacha Coupet, Associate Dean of Mission Innovation and Morris I. Leibman Professor of Law Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Amy Kosanovich Dickerson, Partner Franczek P.C.
Jennifer Rose, Lead Psychologist and Clinical Training Director Advocate Trauma Recovery Center
Mark Walsh, Contributing Writer Education Week, ABA Journal, and SCOTUSblog
Mark Weber, Vincent de Paul Professor of Law DePaul College of Law
Jeremy Duffy, Legal Officer Illinois State Board of Education
Jennifer Saba, Interim Executive Director, Legislative Affairs Illinois State Board of Education
Brian Mecalf, Director, Student Care Department Illinois State Board of Education

When

Thu, 06/29/2023 - 11:00 am - Thu, 06/29/2023 - 5:00 pm

Where

Loyola University Chicago School of Law
25 E. Pearson St.
Power Rogers & Smith Ceremonial Courtroom, 10 Floor
Chicago, IL 60611
United States

Description

This seminar will address important developments in education law and policy during the past year. Topics will include:

  • school discipline, student civil rights, and the work of the Illinois Attorney General’s Civil Rights Bureau;
  • national trends in legislation concerning LGBTQ+ identities in schools;
  • recent developments in the Supreme Court;
  • updates on Title IX and special education law;
  • student behavioral and mental health challenges and how schools should respond; and
  • legal, policy, and legislative updates from the Illinois State Board of Education.

This program was approved by the Illinois MCLE Board for 5 hours of general Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit.  The seminar and CLE credit for attorneys are offered free of charge. Lunch will be provided, and a reception will be held after the event. Lunch will be provided, and a reception will be held after the event.