School Law and Social Media - The Latest Case Law, Trends, and Best Practices

Agenda / Content Covered

3:00 - 4:30, Chesseley A. Robinson III

1. Trending Social Media Platforms and Apps You Need to Know
2. Imposing Social Media Restrictions on Staff and Students: Essential Guidelines
3. Monitoring School Employees' and Students' Social Media Use: How to Do It Right
4. Disciplining Students for Social Media Use: What You Must Know
5. Confiscating Smartphones, iPads, and Other Electronic Devices
6. Best Practices for Creating and Updating Social Media Policies (With Samples)
7. Handling Cyberbullying Issues
8. Student Privacy, School Safety, and Social Media: Ensuring Legal Best Practices
9. Case Law Update and Recent Trends

Accreditation Details:

Chesseley A Robinson III is the sole practitioner with Chesseley A. Robinson, III, based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Mr. Robinson is a barred attorney in the District of Columbia and practices educational law. He has conducted in excess of 100 due-process hearings under IDEA 1997/IDEIA 2004 in the District of Columbia. Mr. Robinson is a former hearing officer for Guilford County Public Schools for the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina. He has been an adjunct instructor of criminal law and procedure, and legal ethics at both Southeastern University and Bowie State University. Prior to attending law school, he was a teacher and student mentor part time at Bonner Academy, a program for troubled and/or disadvantaged teens. Mr. Robinson earned his B.A. degree from North Carolina State University and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of the District of Columbia-David A. Clarke School of Law. He is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Mr. Robinson has an emerging practice before the United States Supreme Court.