Category Archives: Liability & Litigation

ABC Nightline Shines Light on Practice of “Passing the Trash”

[Updated 2017-04-12] The video from last night’s broadcast is embedded at the bottom of the page in two separate segments. April 11 — Barring any sudden dramatic developments in the Middle East or elsewhere, the ABC news show “Nightline” will run a special edition this evening on the phenomenon known as “passing the trash.” The…

Cybertraps for Educators [Lecture]

2017-03-09 Cybertraps for Educators from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered at the Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES in Yorktown Heights, NY on March 9, 2017. This event was organized by Anonymous Alerts, which produces a school safety app to facilitate the anonymous reporting of various types of incidents. [Disclosure: I am a member of the Board of…

Cybertraps for Administrators & School Boards [Lecture]

2017-02-19 Cybertraps for Administrators and School Boards from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered at the Alaska Society for Technology in Education 2017 Annual Conference on February 19, 2017. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my rates and…

Cybertraps for Educators [Lecture]

2016-02-23 Cybertraps for Educators from Frederick Lane A 30-minute keynote address delivered at the 2016 Alaska Society for Technology in Education annual conference in Anchorage, Alaska, on February 23, 2016. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my…

Cybertraps for Educators [Lecture]

2016-02-18 Cybertraps for Educator from Frederick Lane A 90-minute presentation delivered to administrators, supervisors, and educators at the Fairbanks North Star Borough District in Fairbanks, AK on February 18, 2016. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my…

Cybertraps for Educators [Lecture]

2016-02-16 Cybertraps for Educators from Frederick Lane A 3-hour presentation delivered on February 16, 2016 to administrators and educators in the Cordova School District, Cordova, AK. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my rates and availability.

Cybertraps for Health Care Providers [Lecture]

2016-01-12 Cybertraps for Health Care Providers from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered to the California Purchasers Health Care Coalition in San Diego, CA on January 12, 2016. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my rates and availability.

Cybertraps for Educators: Legal & Professional Risks of the Digital Age [Lecture]

2015-11-11 Cybertraps for Educators [webinar] from Frederick Lane An online presentation for the Independent Schools Association of the Central States on November 11, 2015. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my rates and availability.

Reducing the Risk of Cybertraps for Educators [Lecture and Handout]

2015-10-30 Minimizing the Risk of Cybertraps for Educators from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered to the Massachusetts Association of School Personnel Administrators on October 30, 2015 in Shrewsbury, Mass. Earlier in the MASPA meeting, four attorneys from the Office of Professional Practices Investigations in the Legal Office of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary…

Teens, Technology, and Suicide: Understanding Causes, Effects, and “Bullycide” [Lecture]

2015-10-19 Teens, Technology, and Suicide: Understanding Causes, Effects, and “Bullycide” from Frederick Lane A Featured Presentation delivered with Joanne Harpel, JD, MPhil, at the 2015 Annual Conference of the New York State School Boards Association on October 19 and October 20, 2015 in New York, NY. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or…