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Caitlin C. Burchette is an associate in the firm’s Knoxville office where she focuses her practice on education law, employment law, civil litigation, and insurance defense. She also has an extensive background in governmental entity defense, civil rights litigation, and appellate work.
Caitlin is a graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law. While in law school, she served as a member of the Pro Bono Board and was an Articles Editor on the ABA Real Property, Trust, and Estate Law Journal. Caitlin is admitted to practice in all state courts in Tennessee, as well as the Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
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The Troubling Legal Gap in Schools’ Ability to Prevent Mass Shootings
By failing to provide flexibility for schools faced with threats from students with possible mental health issues, federal regulators often force school administrators into being reactive rather than proactive during times of crisis.Because mental health and special education are touched upon, presenters and scholars shy away from candid discussions about the unintended consequences of regulations which were originally aimed at protecting certain students. We need to continue providing help to special needs students, while also using common sense to prioritize safety when credible threats are made by those very same students.
As a school attorney who spends hours each day advising administrators, I deal with threats made by students – especially online – multiple times per week. And, if those students have a 504 Plan or an IEP, conference attendees would be shocked to learn just how few options are provided under federal law for those same administrators to proactively address such threats.