Episodes

Host - David Nash, Esq., Director of Legal Education and National Outreach, FEA Guest - George Guy, Principal, Cherry Hill Public Schools Discrimination in our schools can take many forms. Sometimes it takes the form of overt, intentional acts which any reasonable person should recognize. But other times, discrimination can take more insidious, subtle forms. Learning how to identify those subtle forms of discrimination, including microaggressions and implicit biases, is critical for school dis...

Host - David Nash, Esq., Director of Legal Education and National Outreach, FEA Guest - Rebecca Gold, LEGAL ONE Consultant With school districts facing increasing staffing shortages, efforts to promote diversity in hiring have become more challenging than ever. Those efforts have become ever more complicated by a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidating the use of certain affirmative action policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. However, the legal requirement to promo...

Host - David Nash, Esq., Director of Legal Education and National Outreach, FEA Guest - Maureen A. Brogan, LPC, ACS, DAAETS, DRCC, Program Manager, Traumatic Loss Coalitions for Youth (TLC), Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care Recent data suggests an alarming spike in mental health needs for students and staff in our public schools. In this episode, participants will learn about legal requirements under state and federal law related to addressing mental health needs, including a new Stat...

Host - David Nash, Esq., Director of Legal Education and National Outreach, FEA Guest - John Worthington, Esq., Coordinator of Special Education Law, FEA New Jersey has one of the most expansive anti-discrimination laws in the nation, which provides strong protections for students and staff members in our schools. In this episode, participants will learn about the broad protections available under NJLAD, including protected categories, recent expansions and clarifications of those protections ...

Host - David Nash, Esq., Director of Legal Education and National Outreach, FEA Guests - Christian Fuscarino, Executive Director, Garden State Equality and Kate Okeson, Co-Founder, Monmouth Consortium for LGBTQ+ Youth and NJ High School Art Teacher The stakes couldn’t be higher. Across the nation, a concerted effort is underway to pressure local school districts to reduce or even abandon essential policies, practices, and curricula that are intended to promote a safe and supportive learning en...