Council of School Attorneys
Leadership in legal advocacy for public schools...the NSBA Council of School Attorneys is a membership organization of 37 affiliate state councils, over 3,000 attorneys nationwide, who work to improve the practice of school law and prevent lawsuits against public schools.
COSA NEWS
Save the Date for a "Music City" CLE Event! NSBA Council of School Attorneys'
2013 School Law Practice Seminar, October 10-12, Nashville, Tennessee.
Strength in Numbers: School Boards Can Minimize Liability and Keep Up with Evolving Education Law by Engaging a COSA Attorney
Arizona School Boards Association, Director of Legal and Policy Services, and COSA board member, Chris Thomas explains how school boards can benefit from staying "in the middle of the herd." Thomas makes the case for school boards to remain actively engaged with their state association and with their COSA attorney.
School Law Webinars
New Webinars Just Added!
Beginning March 19 - OCR Series
Stay up-to-date from the comfort of your desk, or invite your clients to join you for a webinar on a topic of interest. Even if you miss the live webinar, you may still purchase the archived recording and materials. Your COSA membership entitles you to a significant discount. Webinars are priced per site, so you may have as many participants as you choose!
Purchase COSA Archived Webinars
Topics include Accommodating Transgender Students in Schools, Tying Teacher Evaluations to Student Achievement, Investigating and Responding to Complaints of Bullying, The Affordable Care Act, and more. Complimentary sessions for prior webinar purchasers.
Just added! Before OCR Arrives, Preventative Steps. The first in a series of three live webinars.
School Shootings and Student Mental Health - What Lies Beneath the Tip of the Iceberg
Child psychiatrist Will Dikel, a nationally known consultant to school
districts on addressing the mental health needs of students, suggests a
mental health services model that allows schools to stay out of
diagnosis and treatment, and to address the educational needs of
students.
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Additional Resources
Supreme Court Chart on Cases Affecting Schools
This chart, updated weekly, tracks the status of cases of interest to school districts as they are petitioned, granted for review, and decided in the Supreme Court.
Policies Required by Federal Law - August 2012
This chart lists federal laws and regulations that require a policy, written procedure, or form. Available in the COSA legal research database.
2012 Annual Notices
Every year, NSBA compiles a document on the annual notices required by federal law. Links that may be used in writing notices and methods to give notice where it is specified in the statute or regulation are included.
West’s News Links
Westlaw, a leading online legal research service, offers free summaries of education law decisions, updated daily.