Federal Policy Implications for School Business: Legal Q&A

The first half of 2025 has brought with it numerous federal policy changes, including executive orders and regulatory guidance on key issue areas for independent schools, including DEI initiatives, equal opportunity employment and other potential areas of impact to independent school business operations. Further changes are expected as the 119th Congress begins to advance its legislative agenda and changes to regulatory bodies result in official policy shifts.

Join Grace H. Lee, NBOA’s legal counsel and partner at Venable LLP, and Michael C. Blacher, chair of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore’s Private Education Group, who will review the changes that have occurred or are pending and answer your questions about how they may affect independent schools.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn what federal policy changes may be affecting the school’s business operations.
• Discover potential legal liabilities created by the changes.
• Learn about shifts that may need to be made in the school’s policies and procedures.

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Presenters

Michael Blacher

Partner

Liebert Cassidy Whitmore

Los Angeles, CA

Michael Blacher is the chair of the Liebert Cassidy Whitmore’s Private Education Practice Group. He represents educational institutions in all aspects of labor, employment and education law. Blacher has successfully defended claims involving alleged harassment, discrimination and retaliation, disability accommodation, First Amendment, and alleged violation of wage and hour laws. He also advises educational institutions in the Office of Civil Rights investigations, governance, contracts and handbooks, among other issues. Prior to joining Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, Blacher worked on documentary films, including the Academy Award winner, “The Long Way Home.”

Grace H. Lee, Esq.

Partner | NBOA Legal Counsel

Venable LLP

Washington, DC

Grace H. Lee is a partner with Venable, LLP in the Labor and Employment Practice. Lee is an independent school law attorney whose practice focuses on employment law, risk management and other compliance and regulatory matters that impact independent schools and nonprofit organizations. She has significant experience formulating and implementing policies and procedures that assist her clients in complying with applicable state and federal laws, and provides them with proactive and preventive strategies.

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