Episode 3

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18th Aug 2025

Ongoing Legal Obligations to Support Multilingual Learners

School districts need to consider a wide range of unique student issues and comply with state and federal law when it comes to meeting the needs of students who are multilingual learners (MLs). In this episode, listeners will gain an understanding of legal requirements to provide MLs with sound, research-based educational programs, the requirement to effectively communicate with parents/guardians in their native language, the value and legal necessity to take an “assets based” approach to supporting, and the legal right to access a public education regardless of citizenship status. The episode also provides a clear explanation of the difference between Presidential Executive Orders, federal laws and Constitutional obligations.

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

Guest: JoAnne Negrin, Ed.D., Chief Operating Officer, Language & Literacy Associates for Multilingual and Multicultural Education (LLAMAME), LLC.

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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.

For those with an interest in specific topics, the Podcast will include series of episodes that focus on specific aspects of school law, such as landmark Supreme Court decisions, landmark legislation, special education, First Amendment rights, addressing bullying and other student behavior, and discrimination law. The format will include legal analysis and commentary, interviews with key stakeholders and tips for how to learn more about particular topics.

For more information, contact us at legalone@njpsa.org

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David Nash