Education Law

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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Episode Six of WVEducast – An Education Law Podcast has been posted and is available for listening or for download below. Thanks, as always, to all of our listeners and to all who have subscribed to the podcast so far – the numbers keep going up!

In this episode, host Trey Morrone speaks with Dr. Deborah Akers, Superintendent to Mercer County Schools, on the evolution of education in West Virginia over the course of her nearly five decades of service.  The conversation also includes discussion of current and future challenges in the state's education system. 

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Episode Five 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 so far – the numbers keep going up!

In this episode, host Trey Morrone speaks with attorney Sherrone Hornbuckle, General Counsel to Cabell County Schools, on the topic of filing an unemployment claim.  The conversation includes discussion of increased unemployment claims during the pandemic, clear definitions for both simple and gross misconduct, and the concept of reasonable ...

Episode Four of the WVEduCast is a very special bonus episode, featuring a roundtable discussion with Fred Albert, President of the American Federation of Teachers - West Virginia, Dr. Howard O'Cull, Executive Director of the West Virginia School Board Association, and Mike Wells, Vice President of the West Virginia Association of School Administrators and Pleasants County Superintendent. The three discuss the recently concluded regular session of the West Virginia Legislature and the many new pieces of legislation that specifically affect the members of their respective ...

Episode Three 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 so far. As a reminder, we will post a new episode at the beginning of each month.

In episode three, host Trey Morrone has an in-depth conversation with Education Reporter Ryan Quinn of the Charleston Gazette-Mail. The two discuss the relationship between education and the media, with special attention to open meetings, "off the record" conversations, the process of pitching story ideas ...

The second episode of WVEduCast – An Education Law Podcast has been posted and is available for listening or for download below. Thanks to everyone who listened to parts one and two of our first episode and to all who have subscribed to the podcast so far.

In episode two, we hear from West Virginia State Senator Patricia Puertas Rucker (R - Jefferson, 16), who serves as Chair of the West Virginia Senate's Committee on Education and Co-Chair of the Interim Committee on Education Accountability.  Senator Rucker was first elected in 2017 and is the first Hispanic woman to represent the ...