EDUCATION ADVOCACY FOR CHILDREN IN CARE: STUDENT TRIBUNAL HEARING TRAINING

3 CLE hours

About The Program:  

This CLE trains attorneys to represent students who are facing public school disciplinary hearings.  Under Georgia law, K-12 public school students faced with proposed out of school suspension of more than ten days or with expulsion, are entitled to dispute the proposed disciplinary action at an administrative hearing often referred to as a 'tribunal.' Because of the impact a long term suspension or expulsion may have on a student's academic success and on the flow to the “school to prison pipeline,” it is important that the tribunal process provide meaningful due process to a student.  Public school students in foster care sometimes face a disciplinary hearing alone. Attorneys completing the CLE may opt to enter a pool of trained volunteers to provide tribunal representation to a child in foster care.   To accomplish this, Georgia Appleseed has created a protocol in collaboration with Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) and the Georgia Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) to identify students in need of assistance and match them with an attorney.

Speakers: 

Talley Wells, Georgia Appleseed

Eric Fisher, Taylor English

Rachel Platt, Platt Law Firm

Landan Ansell, PwC

Stan Hill, Polsinelli

Ayo Gathing, M.D.

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Registration Fees:

Atlanta Bar Members: $40

Non-members:$90

Law Student Members: $5

Law Student Non-Members: $10

Legal Support Staff: $5

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EVENT SCHEDULE

Presenters: 

Talley Wells, Georgia Appleseed

Eric Fisher, Taylor English

Rachel Platt, Platt Law Firm

Landan Ansell, PwC

Stan Hill, Polsinelli

Ayo Gathing, M.D.

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Check-in and Registration

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Welcome and Program Overview: About Pro Bono Work At Student
Discipline Hearings 

9:15 AM – 9:45 AM Needs of Children in Care

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM Before the Tribunal: Pre-hearing Rights and Preparation 

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM Preparation for the Tribunal 

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM Representing Students with Disabilities 

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM At the Tribunal

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM   After the Tribunal 

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