When:
March 13, 2012
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
 

Brought to you by COSA’s Board of Directors, this timely webinar on Teacher Discipline is one of a series of 4 webinars reviewing the basics of school law. 

Teacher discipline in the public school context can take various forms; the most common being dismissal, non-renewal, suspension, reprimand/warning and fine.  Employee discipline is governed by state law, board policies, administrative regulations, and collective bargaining agreements. The teacher may have a constitutionally protected property right in his/her employment that can also affect discipline options.

Anne Littlefield, Partner and Co-Chair of Shipman & Goodwin’s School Law Practice Group joins with Jay Worona, Past COSA Chair, General Counsel, New York State School Boards Association. The webinar is hosted by Sonja Trainor, NSBA Senior Staff Attorney. To register for this or any of the other webinars in the series, please visit: http://secure.nsba.org/register/webinar/register.html.

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Photo of Anne H. Littlefield Anne H. Littlefield

Anne represents schools in labor relations, employment and education law, including collective bargaining, personnel policies and practices, constitutional law, special education, student discipline, freedom of information, and education policies. She negotiates collective bargaining agreements on behalf of schools, including representation in interest arbitration…

Anne represents schools in labor relations, employment and education law, including collective bargaining, personnel policies and practices, constitutional law, special education, student discipline, freedom of information, and education policies. She negotiates collective bargaining agreements on behalf of schools, including representation in interest arbitration proceedings as needed. Anne works with schools to address issues such as bullying and sexual harassment. She is often called upon to advise schools regarding professional boundaries and child abuse and neglect issues.  In her role as general counsel to boards of education around the state, Anne facilitates self-evaluation and goal-setting sessions. She also leads Shipman & Goodwin’s model policy project, which provides policy support and guidance to a number of school districts.

Anne serves as General Counsel to Shipman & Goodwin. From 2010 through 2017, she was Co-Chair of the firm’s School Law Practice Group, and from 2011 through 2017, she served on the firm’s seven-member Management Committee.