We are excited to announce Tom Mickes and Betsey Helfrich will be presenting at the NSBA Council of School Attorneys’ 2012 School Law Practice Seminar. They will be speaking on the Children’s Internet Protection Act and other First Amendment concerns. The seminar is being held October 11-13, 2012 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. For more [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Betsey Helfrich’
Mickes and Helfrich to Present at 2012 NSBA Seminar
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012Mickes and Helfrich Successfully Defend Southwest Missouri School District in Missouri Court of Appeals
Monday, May 9th, 2011Tom Mickes and Betsey Helfrich successfully represented the Carthage R-IX School District in an appeal of a teacher termination proceeding before the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District. After a hearing before the District’s Board of Education, the Board terminated the Director its Parents as Teachers Program for immoral conduct. The evidence at the hearing [...]
Hoernschemeyer and Helfrich Defeat $76 Million Dollar Lawsuit
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011After a hearing before the School District’s Board of Education, the Board of a Mid-Missouri School District terminated three tenured teachers for immoral conduct. The teachers appealed the matter to circuit court and concurrently filed suit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri asserting various tort and constitutionally based claims [...]
Protected: 2010 Board Secretary’s Workshop
Friday, December 10th, 2010There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Missouri Court of Appeals upholds Board of Education’s Decision to Terminate Three Tenured Teachers
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010Natalie Hoernschemeyer and Betsey Helfrich of the firm’s education department successfully represented a Missouri school district before the Missouri Court of Appeals. After a hearing before the district’s Board of Education, the Board terminated three tenured teachers for immoral conduct. The teachers appealed to circuit court and then eventually brought their cases before the Missouri [...]
A Review of U.S. Department of Education Family Policy Compliance Office Guidelines – By: Betsey A. Helfrich
Friday, October 1st, 2010Published by MOASBO, October 2010 Release of Personally Identifiable Student Information in the Face of an Emergency The chance of a man-made or natural emergency occurring at your school is slight. However, it is imperative to take steps now to be prepared to respond to large-scale emergency situations. While emergency planning is a large task involving [...]
This Sounds Pretty Bad, But is it Immoral? – By: Betsey A. Helfrich
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Published by MARE, June 2010 An Examination of Immoral Conduct under the Missouri Teacher Tenure Act It’s Monday morning. You hear through the rumor mill that one of your best high school teachers was arrested over the weekend for driving while intoxicated. To make matters worse, you hear later that during the arrest process the [...]
Going Above and Beyond: How Far is Too Far? – By: Betsey A. Helfrich
Saturday, September 19th, 2009Published by MOASBO, September/November 2010 Re-examining the Scope of your District’s PAT Program Your school district’s Parents as Teachers (“PAT”) Program is sometimes the first contact young families have with the district. The PAT program is a wonderful way to connect to the community and to provide resources to parents and children who may not [...]
Controlling Visitors: How to Maintain Order and Keep Students Safe – By: Betsey A. Helfrich
Monday, March 30th, 2009Published by MARE, March 2009 You have seen it before: a parent is upset at the way their child’s coach is coaching, and they let him know about it. They yell and scream, threaten the coach, disrupt the game, and in your opinion, go too far. This is not the first time you have seen [...]