This seminar was formerly titled "Are Our Schools Desegregated Yet? A Review of Sheff v. O'Neill: 25th Anniversary"
Presented by the Young Lawyers Section
About the Program
In a landmark decision, the Connecticut Supreme Court found that Hartford schools were racially and ethnically isolated in violation of Connecticut’s affirmative constitutional obligation to provide all children with racially integrated and substantially equal educational opportunities. Now almost 25 years later, please join the Young Lawyers Section, along with legal experts and members of the Sheff legal team, in a discussion about the underutilization of constitutional law in our legal community, the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in education, and the ongoing impact this case has on Connecticut’s educational system.
You Will Learn
- The factual background and procedural history of the landmark case: Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1, 678 A.2d 1267 (1996)
- The use of state constitutional arguments during the litigation and the influence it had on the litigation
- The importance and impact of diversity, equity, and inclusion in educational settings
- The ongoing impact the litigation has had on Connecticut’s educational system
Who Should Attend
Anyone interested in the learning objectives above, including attorneys, paralegals, legal scholars, and members of the public.
To learn more about Sheff v. O'Neill, visit https://www.sheffmovement.org/ and https://cca-ct.org/sheff/.
Cost
(Includes electronic materials. If the seminar is recorded, all paying registrants will receive complimentary access to the recording approximately six weeks after the program.)
$15