Student & Staff Speech Rights

• Participants will learn more concerning student and staff rights relating to the recent debate over individuals kneeling or sitting during the national anthem, with a focus on students and visitors in the stands, as well as athletes and coaches on the playing field or court.

• The student speech topic will also cover when a student may or may not display the Confederate flag, whether

on clothing, on a vehicle in the school parking lot, or away from school.

• Speech rights on social media will cover the rights of both students and staff members to post on personal as

well as school media sites.

Attendance & Truancy

This segment will address

• compulsory-age students and Iowa's truancy laws, to include the nuances between elementary and

secondary students;

•tuition-free education in Iowa;

•issues relating to attendance age (regarding the youngest and oldest students);

•how issues regarding transportation discipline may affect attendance, and more.

Facilitator: Matt Carver, SAI legal services director

Registration fee: (includes continental breakfast and lunch) $110 for SAI members, $220 for non-members.

Cancellation: Notification must be received three business days prior to the workshop for a refund of the registration fees. Contact us here or call 515-267-1115 to let us know if you're unable to attend.

Licensure renewal credit: learn your options for earning credit here.