The LEGAL ONE Podcast

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: David Nash, Esq., LEGAL ONE Director interviews Maureen Brogan, LPC, ACS, DAAETS, DRCC, Statewide Coordinator, Traumatic Loss Coalitions for Youth, Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. In this episode, learn about key considerations and strategies for educators, counselors and parents about how to discuss the horrific ev...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: David Nash, Esq., LEGAL ONE Director interviews Jeff Gale, Director, Office of School Preparedness and Emergency Planning, NJDOE. In this episode, learn about the trends and key lessons that have emerged related to school shootings over the past two decades, and key information emerging from the horrific school shooting in Uvalde,...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: David Nash, Esq., LEGAL ONE Director interviews Teresa Taylor, PhD BCBA-D CCTP, Director of Special Services, Jackson Township Public Schools. In this episode, learn about the critical importance of conducting both threat assessments and risk assessments for students who are showing signs of either suicidal ideation or homicid...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: David Sciarra, Esq., Executive Director, Education Law Center; Derek Black, Esq., Professor of Law, South Carolina School of Law and author, Schoolhouse Buring: Public Education and the Assault on Democracy In this episode, Education Law Center Executive Director David Sciarra interviews Derek Black, Esq., Professor of La...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: David Sciarra, Esq., Executive Director, Education Law Center; Rosie Grant; Executive Director, Paterson Education Fund; Kaleena Berryman, Executive Director, Abbott Leadership Institute In this episode, Education Law Center Executive Director David Sciarra interviews Rosie Grant; Executive Director of the Paterson Education F...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: David Sciarra, Esq., Executive Director, Education Law Center; Elise Boddie, Esq., Founder and Director of The Inclusion Project, Rutgers Law School In this episode, Education Law Center Executive Director David Sciarra interviews Elise Boddie, Esq., Founder and Director of The Inclusion Project at Rutgers Law School.  Ms. Bod...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: David Sciarra, Esq., Executive Director, Education Law Center; Gary Stein, Esq., Former Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court, Special Counsel, Pashman, Stein, Walder, Hayden In this episode, Education Law Center Executive Director David Sciarra interviews former New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Gary Stein, who served on New Jersey’s h...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: David Sciarra, Esq., Executive Director, Education Law Center; Theresa Luhm, Esq., Managing Director, Education Law Center; Steve Morlino, CEFM, LEED AP, School Facilities Management Consultant In this episode, Education Law Center Executive Director David Sciarra interviews two leading experts on school facilities and the law.&nbs...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: David Sciarra, Esq., Executive Director, Education Law Center; Ellen Frede, Senior Co-Director, National Institute for Early Education Research, Rutgers University In this episode, Ellen Frede, who is the Senior Co-Director of the National Institute on Early Education Research at Rutgers University discusses the landmark  Abbo...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: David Sciarra, Esq., Executive Director, Education Law Center; Silvia Abbatto, Superintendent, Union City Public Schools In this episode, Education Law Center Executive Director David Sciarra interviews Silvia Abbato, who is the first woman and first person of Hispanic descent to serve as Superintendent for the Union City School Di...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: David Sciarra, Esq., Executive Director, Education Law Center; David Aderhold, Ed. D., Superintendent, West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District; Anthony Trongone, Superintendent, Millville Public Schools In this episode, Education Law Center Executive Director David Sciarra interviews two superintendents - Tony Trongone, Su...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenter: Larry Lustberg, Esq., Co-Director, Gibbons Fellowship in Public Interest & Constitutional Law, Gibbins Law Firm In this episode, Education Law Center Executive Director David Sciarra interviews Larry Lustberg, now an attorney at the Gibbons law firm in Newark, New Jersey. Larry was a key player in the early days of the Abbott v....

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: David Sciarra, Esq., Executive Director, Education Law Center; Paul Tractenberg, Esq., Founder of the Education Law Center and Professor Emeritus, Rutgers Law School In this episode, former Rutgers Law School Professor and founder of the Education Law Center, Paul Tractenberg, who was truly a pioneer in New Jersey and nationally.&n...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: David Nash, Esq., LEGAL ONE Director; Mandi Zucker, Founder and President at Inner Harbor and Certified Grief Recovery Specialist. Dealing with the loss of a loved one can be a devastating experience. For school staff members who spend so much of their time focused on supporting the needs of students, it is critical that schoo...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: David Nash, Esq., LEGAL ONE Director; Susan Coyle, MA; Middlesex County Traumatic Loss Coalition Coordinator; Kathy Shoemaker, Ph. D, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Rutgers Graduate School of Education Given the increasing demands placed on educators and school leaders in these unprecedented times, schoo...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: David Nash, Esq., LEGAL ONE Director; Susan Coyle, MA; Middlesex County Traumatic Loss Coalition Coordinator. As we work through a global pandemic, there has been a significant increase in the number of staff dealing with mental health needs. It can be difficult to assess your own needs and to know how to support your colleagu...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: David Nash, Esq., LEGAL ONE Director; Susan Coyle, MA; Middlesex County Traumatic Loss Coalition Coordinator; Rebecca Gold, LEGAL ONE Consultant When it comes to supporting school staff and addressing mental health needs, all school staff - from the superintendent, to the director of human resources, to other school administrators,...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: David Nash, Esq., LEGAL ONE Director; Susan Coyle, MA; Middlesex County Traumatic Loss Coalition Coordinator; Rebecca Gold, LEGAL ONE Consultant. The pressures confronting school staff members have never been greater, with a global pandemic, constantly changing public health protocols, a worldwide racial justice movement and other...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: Sandra L. Jacques, Esq., LL.M., LEGALONE Supervisor of Legal Research & Content Development, and Rose Acerra, Past President & Legislative Chairperson for NJPTA. On June 23, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court provided clarification regarding students’ off-campus 1st Amendment Free Speech Rights, when it rendered its Decision...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: David Nash, Esq., Director of Legal Education; Rebecca Gold, LEGAL ONE Consultant, Maureen Brogan, Statewide Coordinator, Traumatic Loss Coalitions for Youth, Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care, and Susan Coyle, Middlesex County Traumatic Loss Coalition Coordinator. As school officials prepare for yet another year of schooli...

Presenters: David Nash, Esq., Director of Legal Education and Joanne Sung, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, North Plainfield School District. As schools prepare for reopening, it is critical that they prepare for new challenges that may arise related to societal trends, including the recent uptick across the nation in anti-Asian discrimination. In this podcast, listeners wi...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: David Nash, Esq., Director of Legal Education, Wayne Yankus, MD FAAP, and Robert Acerra, Director of Member and Board Services, NJPTA. With the game changing Delta variant spreading, and evolving health guidance at the state and federal levels, it is essential for schools to be ready to understand and implement the latest public he...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: Sandra L. Jacques, Esq., LLM., LEGAL ONE Supervisor of Legal Research & Content Development and Joseph Ventre, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) - Founder of www. Cybersecurityguard.com and Chief Information Officer (CIO) in a NJ School District As we prepare for the full-scale reopening of schools it...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: David Nash, Esq., Director of Legal Education, Fidelia Sturdivant, Coordinator of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Rose Acerra, Immediate Past President & Legislative Chairperson for NJPTA. The need to embrace diversity, equity and inclusion in our schools has never been clearer. The COVID pandemic has shone a bright light...

Click here to view resources discussed in this episode Presenters: David Nash, Esq., Director of Legal Education and Jeff Gale, Director of the Office for School Preparedness and Emergency Planning, NJDOE Ensuring that all students, staff, parents, and visitors understand and adhere to school security protocols has always been essential, especially in light of the increase in gun violence in recen...