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Chalk and Gavel: An Education Law Podcast — 79 episodes
78 | Lemons and Stones: The Ten Commandments are Back in Classrooms…Live from the McCarthy Institute
77 | Bedrooms and Boundaries: WebcamGate and Its Implications for Schools and Student Privacy
76 | Religion and Opt Outs: How Schools and Courts are Navigating the Ambiguity of Mahmoud v. Taylor
75 | Stop the Presses: Cathy Kuhlmeier and the Story Behind the Landmark "Hazelwood" Decision
74 | The West Virginia v. BPJ Decision and the Implications for Transgender Student Athletes
73 | Social Media and Accountability: Who’s Responsible for the Harms to Students and Schools?
72 | Teaching and Religion: Where Does the Establishment Clause Draw the Line Now?
71 | Parental Rights and Gender Identity: The Court’s Shadow Docket Decision in Mirabelli v. Bonta
70 | Student Athletes and Random Drug Testing: When Can Schools Engage in Suspicionless Searches?
69 | Fake Accounts and Real Consequences: When Students Target Teachers Online
68 | Live from SXSW-EDU: Navigating the Tides of an Education Law Sea Change
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
17 | FAPE and More Special Education Acronyms
16 | Politics and Paddling
15 | Searches and Cigarettes
14 | School Admissions and Diversity
13 | Tort Liability and Scalpels
12 | LGBTQ-Inclusive Books and Parental Rights
11 | Religion in Schools and the Praying Coach, Part 2
10 | Religion in Schools and the Praying Coach, Part 1
9 | Zero Tolerance and Due Process
8 | School Funding and the Right to Education
7 | Teachers and Drama Over the Curriculum
6 | Sidebar: The Supreme Court and Education
5 | Cell Phone Searches and Angry Parents
4 | Personal Pronouns and Student Speech
3 | The Cussing Cheerleader and Off-Campus Student Speech
2 | Sarcasm and Teacher Discipline
1 | Charter Schools and Dress Codes
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