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PreK-12 & PSRP "Legal Issues" Training Workshop - RESCHEDULED
Date:
Wed, 02/05/2020 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm Note - rescheduled from original December 17 date.
Teachers and education support personnel who are members of AFT Connecticut-affiliated PreK-12 and PSRP unions will focus on a number of legal issues facing school employees in this popular course. From work-related injuries, obligations as a mandated reporter, what to do and not do in a Department of Children and Families (DCF) investigation, use of reasonable restraint of a student, and rights to union representation, a wide variety of relevant topics will be addressed.
Presenters are AFT Connecticut legal counsel Eric Chester and James Demetriades. Light dinner will be served.
Also note - registration is closed; contact AFT Connecticut's professional development coordinator (below) to request being placed on a waitlist for possible open seats.
Soifer Conference Room, AFT Connecticut
35 Marshall Road
Rocky Hll, CT
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