Julie C. Fay

Counsel

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Julie Fay represents both public and private schools in a variety of special education and general education law matters, with a particular focus on issues relating to students with disabilities, student discipline, confidentiality school governance and policy. Julie frequently represents schools in administrative hearings, including expulsion hearings, special education due process hearings and related proceedings, and is often called upon to guide districts in drafting policies and administrative procedures in all education law areas. As part of her practice, Julie has conducted numerous professional development workshops for clients and other school organizations, including the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools (“CAIS”), the Association of Independent Schools in New England (“AISNE”), the College Board, Connecticut Association of Schools (“CAS”) and the Capitol Region Education Council (“CREC”), in addition to providing individualized presentation on topics such as sexual harassment, child abuse reporting obligations, professional liability, special education and confidentiality issues. Julie is currently an adjunct professor at Quinnipiac Law School, where she teaches a course on Education and the Law.

Prior to entering the field of law, Julie worked for six years as a teacher and coach at an independent school in Massachusetts.

Distinctions

  • Listed as a Connecticut Super Lawyer Rising Star®: Schools & Education; 2011-2012
  • Connecticut Bar Association Honor Roll, Connecticut Pro Bono Network (2005)
  • Connecticut Law Review, Articles Editor

Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • Connecticut Bar Association: Education Law Committee
  • Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Connecticut Council of School Attorneys
  • Massachusetts Council of School Attorneys
  • National School Boards Association

Publications

July 19, 2011  Important Revisions to Connecticut's School Bullying Laws - Effective July 1, 2011
March 31, 2011  State Department of Education and Department of Public Health Revise Regulations Concerning Immunization Requirements for School Entry
February 9, 2011  New Massachusetts Legislation Mandates Changes in Hiring Practices for Schools
January 28, 2011  State Department of Education Revises Regulations Concerning the Administration of Medication in Schools
January 17, 2011  Follow these steps to address parents' heightened concerns about bullying
October 25, 2010  Department of Education Adds Two Public Hearings and Extends Comment Deadline for Proposed Special Education Regulations
August 4, 2010  Julie Fay Quoted in Special Education Connection Article Regarding Mitigating Conflict in the Role of Physicians' Orders When Making Special Education Decisions
January 12, 2010  Make Sure Everyone is on the Same Page Regarding Diabetes Care In Schools
July 13, 2009  State Department of Education Enacts Regulations Concerning the Physical Restraint and Seclusion of Students in Public Schools
June 26, 2009  Supreme Court: Special Education Law Permits Parents Whose Children Have Never Received In-district Services to be Reimbursed for Private Placement
January 20, 2009  New Federal IDEA Regulations Impact Delivery of Special Education and Related Services
January 16, 2009  Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Update
December 21, 2008  Congress Expands the Americans With Disabilities Act: How will this change Section 504?
December 3, 2008  Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act
1999  Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District, Is it Really the Final Word on School Liability for Teacher-to-Student Sexual Harassment

Events

November 18 - 19, 2011  2011 Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE)/Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS) Convention
October 19, 2011  Teaching and Learning on the Digital Edge
September 15, 2011  2011 Legislative Developments: Bullying, Gender Identity and More - Hartford, CT
April 5, 2011  Student Privacy and School Communications - Hartford, CT
March 23-24, 2011  March Leadership Forum: Education and the Law: Current Legal Issues Impacting Education
March 4, 2011  Labor and Employment Department Public Sector 2011 Spring Seminar
January 13, 2011  Seminar for Independent Schools - Bullying, Social Media and Misconduct: Student Discipline in the Cyber Age
November 19-20, 2010  2010 Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE)/Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS) Convention
November 8, 2010  Bullying Investigations Seminar - Hartford, CT
October 15, 2010  A School Law Primer on Student Discipline
April 8, 2010  Investigations of Student Misconduct - Stamford, CT
March 24-25, 2010  Education and the Law: Current Legal Issues
January 21, 2010  Investigations of Student Misconduct - Hartford, CT
October 22, 2009  Legal Updates in Special Education - Stamford, CT
September 24, 2009  Legal Updates in Special Education - Hartford, CT
April 30, 2009  School Law Breakfast Seminar: Student Health Issues
January 10, 2008  Keeping Our Schools Safe in an Unsafe World
December 6, 2007  11th Annual MHISC Peter Tacy Symposium
December 3, 2007  AISNE Independent School Regional Conference
November 16, 2007  Connecticut Association of Schools
April 18, 2007  Technology Consortium
April 10, 2007  CREC, New Administrators’ Academy
November 8, 2006  National Honor Society Induction Ceremony
October 17, 2006  Reconsidering the Ethical, Practical, and Legal Aspects of Personal and Professional Boundaries: The Gray Areas of Student /Teacher Relationships
September 19, 2006  Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): An Updated Practical Guide For The IEP/PPT Team Administrator
August 29, 2006  Highlights From IDEA 2004
August 24, 2006  Selected Education Law Issues
June 21, 2006  Connecticut Association of Independent Schools (“CAIS”) Records Management Dinner
May 12, 2006  Litchfield County Special Education Directors
February 16, 2006  The Role of Athletics in Education: Sports as a Way of Teaching and Learning, Risk Management
February 2006  Identifying and Testing Students with Disabilities: What are the legal Requirements Behind the SSD Eligibility Form?
October 21, 2005  Reconsidering the Ethical, Practical and Legal Aspects of Personal and Professional Boundaries
May 20, 2005  Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA):
February 2005  Students with Disabilities: IDEA 2004, NCLB and Other Relevant Laws
February 2005  Legal Issues in Section 504 and SSD Eligibility Forms
September 17, 2004  Reconsidering the Ethical, Practical and Legal Aspects of Personal and Professional Boundaries
February 2004  No Child Left Behind and Students with Disbilities
October 2, 2003  Discipline of Students with Special Needs
September 17, 2003  Student Athletic Programs and the Law in Connecticut

Practice Areas

Education

  • University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2001, with honors
  • Middlebury College, M.A., 1995
  • Williams College, B.A., 1991, cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Connecticut
  • Massachusetts

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, District of CT
  • U.S. District Court, District of MA
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