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“other just cause” charges: a discussion of the Zoom Meeting
legal standards arbitrators have applied to cases
involving: Social Media and Cyberbullying
• Excessive Absenteeism; Issues in Schools
• Harassment; May 28, 2020; 9 am - noon
• Inappropriate Interactions with Students; Presenters: Sandra L. Jacques, Esq., LEGAL
• Improper Staff Conduct Outside of School; ONE Supervisor of Legal Research and Content
• Insubordination; Development; Joseph Ventre, CISSP, CIO and
Founder, www.TheCyberSecurityGuard.com
• Progressive Discipline Issues; and Fee: $150
• Social Media Policy Violations. This session will address the legal issues that arise
Inefficiency Charges: An in-depth analysis of the when students, staff, and parents use social media.
applicable legal standards for evaluating both Issues to be discussed will include cyberbullying,
administrators and staff under the tenure law. student and staff First Amendment rights, using
social media to screen job applicants, and legally
WEBINAR permissible uses of social media. It will include the
latest national research on the use of social media
Understanding Boundaries: and best practices for promoting responsible use.
Appropriate Communication in Participants will gain an understanding of the lat-
est trends in cyberbullying and the most effective
the Workplace strategies available for school leaders, educators,
May 28, 2020; 9 am - noon parents, and students. There will be a review of the
Presenters: David Nash, Esq., LEGAL ONE latest case law involving cyberbullying and social
Director; Rebecca Gold, Retired Director media use by students and staff members. This
of Human Resources session will provide tips for promoting respon-
Fee: $178 sible social media use by students, parents, and
Sponsored by Stockton SRI and ETTC staff. Participants will learn how social media sites
provide built-in security settings and explain how
Register at www.ettc.net/calendar/ they work.
workshops.cfm
Staff members need to understand the impact
of their words and actions on their colleagues,
and recognize the boundaries that should never June
be crossed in the workplace and beyond. This
workshop will review statutory requirements and
recent case law regarding sexual harassment Zoom Meeting
and other forms of employment discrimination.
Participants will also review recent cases where Intervention and Referral
virtual boundaries were crossed through the use Services: The Next Generation
of social media and electronic communications.
The impact of Healthy Workplace Environment (PSEL Standards, 3, 5, and 10)
policies will also be discussed. Finally, participants Jun. 1, 2020; 9 am - 1 pm
will consider various scenarios and determine the Presenter: Gary Vermiere, FEA Consultant
appropriate course of action to take, in light of Fee: $149
state and federal law. This activity-based session is designed to provide
I&RS team members and school staff responsible
Zoom Meeting for I&RS with specific concepts, tools, techniques,
and practice in assessing and addressing stu-
Social Media and Cyberbullying dents’ learning, behavior, and health difficulties
Issues in Schools consistent with the New Jersey Department of
Education’s Tiered System of Supports. Emphasis
May 28, 2020; 9 am - 11 am will be placed on collaborative consultation and
Presenters: Sandra L. Jacques, Esq., LEGAL strategies and techniques for using objective data,
ONE Supervisor of Legal Research and Content school and community resources, and creativity in
Development; Joseph Ventre, CISSP, CIO and problem solving and planning I&RS cases. There
Founder, www.TheCyberSecurityGuard.com will be a focus on applying structure and system-
Fee: $150 atic procedures to the coordinated planning and
This session will address the legal issues that arise delivery of effective programs of I&RS.
when students, staff, and parents use social media.
Issues to be discussed will include cyberbullying,
student and staff First Amendment rights, using Zoom Meeting
social media to screen job applicants, and legally
permissible uses of social media. It will include the Attendance, Residency,
latest national research on the use of social media and Homelessness Issues
and best practices for promoting responsible use. Jun. 3, 2020; 10 am - noon
Participants will gain an understanding of the lat- Presenter: Sandra L. Jacques, Esq., LEGAL
est trends in cyberbullying and the most effective ONE Supervisor of Legal Research and
strategies available for school leaders, educators, Content Development
parents, and students. There will be a review of the
latest case law involving cyberbullying and social Fee: $150
media use by students and staff members. This This workshop will provide information about
session will provide tips for promoting respon- the legal requirements pertaining to student
sible social media use by students, parents, and attendance, residency, and homelessness issues —
staff. Participants will learn how social media sites including what constitutes excused absences,
provide built-in security settings and explain how legally required steps for developing attendance
they work. improvement plans and when to involve the
court system. Participants will also gain an
understanding of how to properly determine

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