January 2016
Understanding student speech rights in the digital age
A 2-hour workshop taught by Claire J. Porter, JD, M.Ed. Register Overview On a daily basis, school administrators deal with on-campus, student speech issues; increasingly, they are also asked to address online, off-campus scenarios such as cyberbullying, online parodies of teachers and administrators, and true threats to the school and students. In the absence of a Supreme Court decision that clearly guides administrators as to when a school may regulate online, off-campus speech, they understandably struggle with trying to balance student…
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Transitioning schools: Best practices for supporting transgender students and creating safer schools
A 2-hour workshop taught by Claire J. Porter, JD., M.Ed. Register Overview Students who identify as transgendered, or are perceived as gender non-conforming, are often the targets of harassment and bullying in schools and have associated academic and personal challenges to face. Administrators need practical guidance and tools to support transgendered students in school. Our workshop will focus on providing administrators the needed framework for understanding and meeting the needs of transgendered students with teachers and staff, discuss federal and state…
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