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.