"Computer systems at schools, colleges and universities have become favored targets because they hold many of the same records as banks but are much easier to access."
Cyber education is an emerging field with enormous potentials and challenges for higher education. Cyber education can be considered as a new and highly flexible component in a rapidly changing multi-model education system. Success or failure of cyber education depends on the best practices and their proper implementation, with the potential to make cyber education as effective as, or more effective than, onsite education.
This program will include a review of possible legal issues that can arise from this new and ever increasingly used form of education. You'll understand and learn how the IDEA and Section 504 apply to the world of cyber education. There will be a detailed discussion of how cyber programs ensure they comply with FERPA and other legal implications for the operation of a cyber program.
The webinar will focus on:
From a legal perspective, when is cyber education appropriate for a student?
How can and should cyber programs handle special education needs?
What should cyber programs do to comply with FERPA and other security concerns?
What liability is there of technical equipment failures and what should be done to address the same?
What are the possible PPRA concerns that arise from cyber programs?
Who should attend this webinar:
Directors of Special Education
Directors of Student Services
Special Education Case Managers/Teachers
School Psychologists
Regular Education Teachers
Deans of Students and Faculty
Directors of Technology
Administrators and Teachers in cyber programs
Timothy E. Gilsbach
Timothy E. Gilsbach is an attorney with King Spry in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and is member of the firm’s Education Group, concentrating his practice in the area of special education and other areas of education law. Tim defends school districts, intermediate units and charter schools in all phases of special education litigation, from state level administrative hearings to federal court appeals in special education matters. Tim also advised clients on a wide variety of other educational law issues, including FERPA, student records, student services, and employment matters. Tim is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University’s Dickinson School of Law and Messiah College. Tim was selected as a Pennsylvania Rising Star in the area of school law from 2012 through 2014.