Imprint Featured in National Education Publications
Imprint Legal Group founder Jessica Heiser and Imprint Legal Group consultant Dr. Maria Lewis lent their expertise to the National Association of Secondary School Principals this month.
In their leadership piece “The Complex Legal Landscape of Title IX”, Heiser and Lewis detail the rapidly changing legal landscape that can create implementation issues for schools and families:
“In the 2024–25 school year, it is possible that one school district operates under the 2024 Title IX regulations and a neighboring district down the road operates under the 2020 regulations.
It’s even possible that an elementary school and high school in the same district operate under different federal regulations.”
Read the full article here: Legal Matters: October 2024 | NASSP
Heiser and Lewis were previously featured in the National Association of Secondary School Principals leadership article, “Working With Attorneys to Navigate Gray Areas in the Law,” in 2023.
Heiser was also recently featured in Special Education Connection, the leading resource for special education administrators nationwide, regarding manifestation determination meetings: the legally-mandated team meetings that occur when a student is removed from the school for 10+ days due to discipline. Heiser emphasized the need for families and school staff to “take time to review evaluations, previous assessment reports, historical data, grades, discipline data, and classroom observations to see if there are patterns [in the student’s behavior.]
"The thoroughness of a good [manifestation determination meeting] doesn't come quickly. You can have it fast, or you can have it good. You can't have it both," she said.
Heiser has been previously featured in Special Education Connection for her expertise on Title IX and Section 504 (2023), doctor’s notes in special education (2021), and Section 504 eligibility (2021).
Read the full articles here: Special Ed Connection.
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