Education Law Symposium
Religious Freedom in Education and Beyond
This year's University of Dayton School of Law Education Law Symposium on the topic, "Religious Freedom in Education and Beyond" will take place online on Friday, October 6 from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ET. CLE credit of 5.75 hours for Ohio is pending approval.
Near the end of its 2021-22 term the U.S. Supreme Court ushered in a new dawn by upholding religious freedom in educational environments in two different types of disputes with far-reaching implications. In Carson v. Makin, for the third time in five years, the Justices ruled that states could not deny otherwise generally available benefits to schools, students, and or their parents simply because they are religious. Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, the second dispute, represented a major shift in the Supreme Court’s First Amendment jurisprudence concerning prayer as the Justices reasoned that a school board violated a coach’s rights under the Free Exercise and Free Speech Clauses when it non-renewed his contract after knelt in silent prayer on the field at the end of football games. In light of these major decisions, this session reflects on the status and future of religious freedom in education in the United States.
The Symposium will be held via Zoom. It is free but you are required to register.
Registration
The symposium is free but you must register. CLE credit of 5.75 hours in Ohio is pending approval. Non-Ohio CLE credit available upon request to state bar authorities (at the discretion of the state). Those requesting CLE from other states will have to apply for it on their own.
Schedule
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9:00 - 9:15 a.m.
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Welcome: Andrew Strauss, Dean, University of Dayton School of Law Christopher Roederer, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of Dayton School of Law Charles J. Russo, J.D., Ed.D., Director, Ph.D. Program in Educational Leadership & Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton School of Law & School of Education and Health Sciences |
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9:15 - 10:30 a.m.
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Keynote: Religious Freedom at a Crossroads Speaker: Richard Katskee, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law; Director of Appellate Litigation Clinic, Duke Law Respondent: Charles J. Russo, J.D., Ed.D., Director, Ph.D. Program in Educational Leadership & Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton School of Law & School of Education and Health Sciences |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
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10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Session I: Reformation of the Religion Clauses Speaker: William Thro, General Counsel, University of Kentucky Respondent: Christopher Roederer, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of Dayton School of Law |
| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch Break |
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1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
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Session II: Panel Discussion William Thro, General Counsel, University of Kentucky Reverend Dr. Nathan Walker, President, 1791 Delegates Christopher Roederer, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of Dayton School of Law Richard Katskee, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law; Director of Appellate Litigation Clinic, Duke Law Charles J. Russo, J.D., Ed.D., Director, Ph.D. Program in Educational Leadership & Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton School of Law & School of Education and Health Sciences Discussant: McKenna Hinkebein, J.D. Student, University of Dayton School of Law |
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2:15 - 2:30 p.m.
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Break
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| 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. |
Session III: International Panel Discussion Nina Beatriz Stocco Ranieri, Associate Professor II, Department of Public Law, UNESCO Chair on the Right to Education, Researcher, Center for Public Policy, University of São Paulo Paul Babie, Professor of Property Law, Associate Dean of Law, and Director of the Law and Religion Project of the Research Unit for the Study of Society, Ethics and Law, University of Adelaide Marius Smit, Professor, Education Law, Onderwysreg William Smale, School of Education and Professional Learning, Trent University Balázs Gerencsér, Associate Professor, Pázmány Péter Catholic University Faculty of Law and Political Sciences Ricardo Lozano, PhD., Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Texas A&M International University |
| 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
Final Panel: Question and Answer Open to All Speakers |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Adjournment |
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