Education Law

Episode 15 of the WVEduCast – An Education Law Podcast has been posted and is available for listening, sharing or downloading at the link below. Thanks to our many loyal listeners and subscribers. We really enjoy creating this content for you and hope that you find it informative and helpful.

In this episode, host Trey Morrone speaks with Josh Cottle, a Bowles Rice colleague and fellow member of the firm's Education Law Practice Group who represents school boards in cases involving violations of the Open Governmental Proceedings Act and the Freedom of Information Act, and ...

Since April is tax season, it seemed appropriate that this month's episode of the WVEduCast focus on a tax-related issue.

In episode 14 of our education law podcast, host Trey Morrone welcomes two guests to the program: Roger Hunter, a Bowles Rice colleague who regularly counsels school boards on bond issues and re-financings, excess levies, and other public financing matters, and Sam Pauley, School Operations Officer with the West Virginia Department of Education, Office of School Operations and Finance. The topic of conversation: PILOT, or payment in lieu of taxes, agreements.

Episode 13 of the WVEducast – An Education Law Podcast has been posted and is available for listening, sharing or downloading at the link below. Thanks to our many loyal listeners and to all of our new subscribers.  We really enjoy creating this content and hope that you find it informative and helpful.

In this episode, host Trey Morrone speaks with Ellen Maxwell-Hoffman, a Bowles Rice colleague who focuses her practice in the areas of general corporate and commercial law, election law, and ethics. The two discuss a topic of great interest to boards of education: the annual financial ...

We were so excited and inspired by the wonderful feedback received from listeners, subscribers and guests alike regarding the K-12 edition of our WVEduCast Education Law Podcast that we have officially branched out to include an edition focused on higher education. Our first episode is available for listening, sharing or downloading below.

In this first episode of the WVEduCast Higher Education Edition, host Chelsea Brown talks to her Bowles Rice colleague Kayla Cook about Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (commonly referred to as, simply, Title IX). This year marks the ...

Episode 12 of the WVEduCast – An Education Law Podcast has been posted and is available for listening, sharing or downloading below. This is our first episode of 2022, and we are thrilled to present it to you. We have a lot of great topics and guests lined up for this year, so stay tuned!

In this episode, host Trey Morrone talks to his Bowles Rice colleague Tyler Mayhew about the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act and how it impacts schools, school administrators and employees, and students. Tyler's experience as a Labor & Employment attorney as well as the Human Resources Chair for Bowles ...

For the last episode of 2021, we have a special two-part edition of the WVEduCast. Both parts have been posted and are available below for listening, sharing or downloading. We are extremely grateful for all of our wonderful guests this year, as well as our growing list of listeners and subscribers.  Thank you all!

Our 11th episode, titled “Annual Evaluation of the County Superintendent’s Performance,” is a two-part podcast covering the county board of education’s annual evaluation of its superintendent. In the first episode, host Trey Morrone discusses with the ...

We've reached the double digits! Episode 10 of the WVEduCast – An Education Law Podcast has been posted and is available for listening, sharing or downloading below. The Bowles Rice Education Law Practice Group is grateful to all of our wonderful guests, listeners and subscribers. We look forward to growing this podcast in 2022.

In this month's episode, host Trey Morrone talks to colleague Mark D'Antoni, a fellow attorney at Bowles Rice who focuses his practice on commercial real estate, property sales and acquisitions, and related matters. The two discuss the relationship ...

Episode Nine of the WVEduCast – An Education Law Podcast has been posted and is available for listening or for download below. Thank you for downloading, sharing, listening and subscribing to the podcast!

In this episode, host Trey Morrone speaks with Bernie Dolan, Executive Director of the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC). The two discuss a topic that is an integral part of our schools systems in West Virginia: Extracurricular Activities.

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Episode Eight of WVEduCast – An Education Law Podcast has been posted and is available for listening or for download below. We sincerely thank all of our listeners and all who have subscribed to the podcast!

In this episode, host Trey Morrone speaks with attorney Howard Seufer, Senior Member of the Bowles Rice Education Law Group. The two discuss a topic that is extremely common to school boards – meeting agendas and the appropriate protocols, policies and procedures critical to their success.

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Episode Seven of WVEduCast – An Education Law Podcast has been posted and is available for listening or for download below. Thank you to all of our listeners and to all who have subscribed to the podcast!

In this episode, host Trey Morrone speaks with Theresa Kirk, General Counsel to the West Virginia Ethics Commission. The two discuss Code of Conduct for state employees – including those in the state's education system – and relevant details of the West Virginia Governmental Ethics Act.

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