Chalk and Gavel: An Education Law Podcast
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Chalk and Gavel: An Education Law Podcast is a education podcast hosted by Chalk and Gavel LLC. It has 68 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
Welcome to Chalk and Gavel, exploring how the law shapes education, one case at a time. Join education professors Chris Thomas and Jamie Kudlats as they demystify the complex, ever-changing, and fascinating world of school law. Both former teachers, Chris, a former school attorney, and Jamie, a former principal, draw upon their experiences to explore the stories at the intersection of law and education. If you're an educator, policymaker, parent, student, or someone just curious about education, Chalk and Gavel is here to help you understand how the courtroom is connected to the classroom.
education ·en ·68 episodes
67 | One T-shirt & “Two Genders:" School Regulation of Demeaning Student Speech
66 | Tushies and Terminations: What Happens When a Principal Gets Fired for Reading a Kid’s Book?
65 | Book Bans and Local Control: Oklahoma’s Fight Over “Inappropriate” Material in School Libraries
64 | Public Money and Private Schools: When School Choice Vouchers Violate a State Constitution
63 | Censoring Student Journalists: Free Speech and School Newspapers
62 | Inside the Courtroom: The BPJ v West Virginia Oral Arguments
61 | Fired over a Coaster: Principal Free Speech and Community Values
60 | Listener Q&A: Live from ELA 2025 with Dr. Janet Decker!
59 | Tragedy and Liability: Understanding Legal Responsibility After School Shootings
58 | Anti-CRT Laws and Government Speech: Applying the First Amendment to Curricular Gag Orders
57 | Transgender Athletes and Sex Discrimination: The BPJ v West Virginia Supreme Court Showdown
56 | Book Challenges and School Procedures: Navigating Parents’ Requests to Remove Library Books
55 | Bethel v. Fraser and the PG-13 Pep-Rally: Lewd Speech and Limiting Students’ First Amendment Rights
54 | Guidance Counselors and Mandatory Reporters: When Do Educators Have Reasonable Suspicion of Child Abuse and Neglect?
53 | Coaches and Curriculum Clashes: The Legal Limits of Educator Advocacy and Free Speech
52 | Vapes, Lies, and Students' Constitutional Rights
51 | The Ten Commandments and the Establishment Clause
50 | Tinker v. Des Moines with Mary Beth Tinker
49 | Student Protests and Don't Say "Gun"
48 | Mahmoud v. Taylor and the Right to Opt Out
47 | FERPA and Peer Grading
46 | DEI and Injunction Junction
45 | iPhone Photos and Teacher Dismissal
44 | Inside the Courtroom: The OK Religious Charter School Oral Arguments
43 | Inside the Courtroom: The Mahmoud v. Taylor Oral Arguments
42 | Cakes and Copyrights
41 | Inappropriate Goals and Inadequate IEPs
40 | AI and Academic Dishonesty
39 | Student Clubs and the Equal Access Act
38 | North Carolina and Funding the Right to a Sound Basic Education
37 | School Board Drama and Employment Discrimination
36 | Transgender Students and Challenges to School Support Plans
35 | Explicit Monologues and Compelled Speech
34 | Sidebar: Not Your Typical Ed Law Update - Live From ELA 2024!
33 | A Club Hockey Face-Off and Equal Athletic Opportunities
32 | Young Students and Free Speech: Live from ELA 2024!
31 | Athletic Mal-"Practices" and Student Injuries
30 | Inclusion and Students with Disabilities
29 | "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" and 1 Year of Chalk & Gavel
28 | Marijuana Crumbs and Denial of Academic Credit
27 | Transgender Students and Teachers' Rights
26 | Teacher Speech Rights and Social Media
25 | Sidebar: 2024 Update on the Supreme Court and Education
24 | Masking Tape and Trees
23 | Oklahoma and Religion
22 | Online Petitions and Responding When They Go Viral
21 | Red Ryder BB Guns and Remote Learning
20 | School Bells, Jail Cells, and Student Absenteeism
19 | Student Sit-ins and More
18 | Title IX's New Regs & Sexual Harassment
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