Total Credits: 1.0 Self Study
Original program date 9/13/2021
The Department of Justice and the Office for Civil Rights, on June 23, 2021, put all public, K-12 schools and many colleges and universities that receive federal funding on notice that all LGBTQ students are protected by Title IX and that sex discrimination against these students because of their gender identity or sexual orientation violates Title IX. Those who attend this presentation will learn about the best practice for those schools required to comply with Title IX to make certain that their Title IX policies put all on notice that harassment of the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity violates Title IX. In addition, those who attend will be able to advise their school clients that all staff and students should receive training about what is now considered a violation of Title IX that includes harassment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity and what the procedures are for reporting any alleged violation of Title IX. What’s more, attendees will understand why the DOE’s June 23, 2021 publication is an excellent guide for school administrators to review and include within their revised Title IX policies, protocols, and procedures.
The goal of this presentation, therefore, is to provide a possible road map for law practices to use so that they can help their clients understand what changes may be needed to existing Title IX policies, protocols, and procedures to ensure that all students are protected from illegal sexual harassment and sexual violence.
Speaker: Lawrence J. Altman, Attorney at Law, Overland Park
Note: This material qualifies for self-study credit only. Pursuant to Regulation 15.04.5, a lawyer may receive up to six hours of self-study credit in a reporting year. Self-study programs do not qualify for GAL Certification, ethics, elimination of bias or Kansas credit.
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Lawrence J. Altman is an adjunct professor at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. Until he retired in January of 2016, Mr. Altman was the Special Education Lead Attorney and Compliance Officer for Kansas City Public Schools and the Title IX Coordinator for the Kansas City School District. Prior to that position, he was a practicing attorney in St. Louis County for 34 years. In addition to membership in the Missouri Bar, he is a member of the Kansas City Bar Association and the National School Board Association’s Counsel of School Attorneys. What’s more, he is a distinguished member of the American Law Society. In April of 2019, Mr. Altman was recognized as a Pinnacle Top Professor of 2019 for his work as Adjunct Professor with Avila University. Also, on February 6, 2023, Mr. Altman has been appointed as a member of the Advisory Board of Project Innovation for Mental Health Enhancement (PRIME) a project funded by the United States Department of Education. In addition, on May 24, 2024, Avila University, located in Kansas City, Missouri, awarded Mr. Altman its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Ambassador Award for 2024. What’s more, on June 24, 2025, Mr. Altman was informed by the Missouri Bar Foundation that he was awarded the W. Oliver Rasch Award for the article he wrote and published in the Journal of the Missouri Bar entitled, “US Supreme Court’s June 23, 2023 ruling concludes Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 is constitutional”.
