State of the Law on Employee Discipline – Best Practices to Ensure Legal Compliance

Join Robbins Schwartz Partner Thomas C. Garretson and Community Consolidated School District 181 Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Gina Herrmann as they present at the 2026 IASPA Annual Conference.

HR professionals and legal counsel often grapple with the same basic yet vital question: what is an appropriate level of disciplinary action based on an employee’s infraction? This session provides an overview of the legal and practical considerations associated with issuing discipline, along with an update on recent tenured teacher dismissal decisions from hearing officers.