NCCAT will be hosting "Legal Information for Teachers" Sept. 19-21 in Cullowhee. The conference will examine law that supports and protects students and teachers, and explore avenues for avoiding and resolves conflict between teachers, parents, students, administrators, and school staff. Administrators are welcome and encouraged to apply and to bring a team from their school(s).
Topic will include:
Ethics, Morals and Laws
Teacher Employment Issues
Cyberlaw/Cloud Computing/Cell Phones
Teacher Ethics
Technology and Social Media
Bullying/Harassment
IEP meetings from the parents’ perspective
Top legal experts will be on hand to answer your questions. The presenters include:
Rachel Beaulieu, Legislative Director, NC State Board of Education
Katie Cornetto, State Board Attorney, NC State Board of Education
Stacey Gahagan, Attorney, The Gahagan Law Firm, PLLC
Robert Joyce, Charles Edwin Hinsdale Professor of Public Law and Government, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Scott Murray, Staff Attorney, NC School Boards Association
Dean Shatley, Attorney, Campbell Shatley, PLLC
Carolyn Waller, Attorney, Tharrington Smith, LLP
