School Law Series 2022: Religious Discrimination: New Law & Your School’s Risks & Obligations
Gain the legal information, updates & strategies you need with a series of the most important topics all tailor made for schools. Make it easy & save by registering for the series or just the sessions that interest you. Watch each session live online or as an on-demand recording. Explore the breadth of vaccinations, hiring & firing, social media, religious discrimination, LGBTIQ+ issues, sexual harassment, defamation, family law, investigations, injuries & leave, cyber risks, governance & more. WEB228N50DZ
Description
Teachers attending will earn 1 Professional Development Hour (NSW, VIC) / CPD Point (QLD, WA, SA)
Lawyers attending will earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Religious Discrimination: New Law & Your School’s Risks & Obligations
- The current state of play: where things stand with religious discrimination reforms and the impact on schools
- Rights and limitations on schools involving religious issues
- Staffing policies with religious implications: what works and what doesn’t
- Enrolment issues related to religious issues
- What is a school allowed to teach?
- Rights and obligations to accommodate students or staff with different religious needs or beliefs
- What practices or other requests must a school accommodate for a specific religious group?
- Navigating exemption requests from students
- Students seeking exemption from school activities
- How should a school respond to religious discrimination or intolerance occurring at the school by students, parents or staff?
Presented by Jennifer Parkes, Partner, Hicksons Lawyers