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25th Aug 2025

DEI, Public Schools and the Law: What Has and Hasn’t Changed

School districts are charged with ensuring a safe, affirming environment for all students, staff members and families, that embraces and celebrates the rich diversity of all stakeholders, with treating students, parents and staff in an equitable manner, and with ensuring an inclusive school environment. This represents not only the ethically right thing to do, but also reflects long-standing legal obligations under both federal and state law. In this episode, listeners will learn about specific legal obligations in the DEI realm related to supporting students and other key stakeholders, gain clarity on the impact of recent Presidential Executive Orders and federal guidance, and learn where the law has changed related to DEI.

Host: David Nash, Esq., Director of Legal Education and National Outreach, Foundation for Educational Administration

Guests: George Guy, Director of Elementary Education, Cherry Hill Public Schools; Rebecca Gold, LEGAL ONE Consultant and former Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources

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The LEGAL ONE Podcast
Law, Ethics, and Governance for All Leaders, including an Overview of New and Emerging issues.
Law, Ethics, and Governance for All Leaders, including an Overview of New and Emerging issues.

How can you understand your legal rights and responsibilities? Especially with limited time, laws that are constantly evolving, and the fact that you are always on the move? Whether you are a parent, teacher, school leader, college student or just have an interest in school law, the LEGAL ONE Podcast provides a great option for you.

As the leading provider of school law training, the LEGAL ONE team of school law experts is pleased to offer the LEGAL ONE Podcast to help you understand complex legal issues through approximately 30-minute episodes. Each episode will be hosted by a LEGAL ONE attorney, include information on recent developments in school law and provide tips for promoting collaboration between parents and schools.

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