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Christopher Sedefian is a Senior Associate attorney at Schenck, Price, Smith & King, LLP, where he represents and advises numerous boards of education throughout the State of New Jersey on various issues, including personnel matters, labor issues, student rights, H.I.B., constitutional law, and compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act and the Open Public Records Act, and he regularly presents these various topics to clients. Chris attends board meetings and represents clients in matters before the New Jersey Superior Court, Office of Administrative Law, Public Employment Relations Commission, American Arbitration Association, and the Division on Civil Rights.
Chris graduated from Rutgers School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree, where he was twice selected as a Dean’s Scholar, indicating a grade-point average in the top five percent of the student body. As a law student, Chris was a member of the National Baseball Arbitration moot court team and participated in the Federal Prisoner Reentry Clinic. Chris interned for the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office and the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation.
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- October 24, 20242024 New Jersey School Board Association Workshop Annual Reception
- October 24, 2024NJSBA School Law Forum
- December 13, 2024Freedom to Read- Governor Murphy Signs Freedom to Read Act into Law
- June 06, 2024Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Establishing an Educator Evaluation Review Task Force, and Clarifying the Collection of Student Growth Objective Data
- February 9, 2024Governor Signs Legislation Allowing School Boards to Move Elections to April Without a Budget Vote if Within 2% Cap Levy
- June 15, 2023N.J. Supreme Court Declines to Extend School District Tenure Notification Requirements
- Jan 24, 2022New Laws Affecting Public School Districts
- Jan 11, 2022Governor Murphy Signs New Law for School Security Drills
- Jun 24, 2021Supreme Court Rules for Cheerleader in Off-Campus Free Speech Case
- Feb 24, 2021Marijuana Legalization in N.J. and Its Impact on Schools
- Jan 26, 2021More School Closure Guidelines Pertaining to COVID-19...
- Nov 17, 2020Governor Murphy Issues Executive Order Lowering Indoor/Outdoor Room Capacity Limitations, Excluding BOE Meetings
- Oct 13, 2020New Emergency Public Meetings Regulations
- Sep 30, 2020Governor Murphy Signs Bill S-2303 Regarding Subcontracting Agreements
- Sep 1, 2020Is Pupil Off-Campus Speech Limitless?
- Jul 17, 2020Governor Murphy Releases Plan to Address Digital Divide in Schools
- Mar 25, 2020Governor Murphy Signs New Bills into Law Affecting School Districts
- Jan 27, 2020N.J. Becomes First State to Mandate Severance Pay for Mass Layoffs
- Sep 9, 2019Teachers Cannot Receive Full Salaries While Performing Only Union Work
- Jul 25, 2019Employers Beware: Task Force Issues Report on Employee Misclassification
- June 18, 2024Subcontracting at the NJSBA Spring School Law Forum
- March 25, 2024Twenty-Seven Schenck Price Attorneys Named to 2024 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- October 25, 2023School Law Practice Group Hosts Annual Reception at 2023 New Jersey School Boards Association Workshop
- March 16, 2023Schenck Price Argues Important Tenure Decision Before New Jersey's Highest Court
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- Author, "Freedom to Read - Governor Murphy Signs Freedom to Read Act into Law," December 13, 2024
- Presenter, "Cell Phone Policies, Phone Searches and Practical Suggestions," NJSBA School Law Forum, October 24, 2024
- Author, "N.J. Supreme Court Declines to Extend School District Tenure Notification Requirements," June 15, 2023
- Author, "Governor Signs Legislation Allowing School Boards to Move Elections to April Without a Budget Vote if Within 2% Cap Levy," February 9, 2024
- Author, "Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Establishing an Educator Evaluation Review Task Force, and Clarifying the Collection of Student Growth Objective Data," June 6, 2024
- Presenter, "Learn about Emerging Issues in School Law," Spring School Law Forum, June 18th, 2024
- Presenter, "Do's, Dont's, and D'ohs: The Public Meeting," School Law Forum, December 14, 2022
- Author, "New Laws Affecting Public School Districts," January 24, 2022
- Author, "Governor Murphy Signs New Law for School Security Drills," January 11, 2022
- Co-author, "Marijuana Legalization in N.J. and Its Impact on Schools," February 24, 2021
- Author, "More School Closure Guidelines Pertaining to COVID-19...," January 26, 2021
- Author, "Governor Murphy Issues Executive Order Lowering Indoor/Outdoor Room Capacity Limitations, Excluding BOE Meetings," November 17, 2020
- Co-author, "New Emergency Public Meetings Regulations," October 13, 2020
- Co-author, "Governor Murphy Signs Bill S-2303 Regarding Subcontracting Agreements," September 30, 2020
- Co-author, "Is Pupil Off-Campus Speech Limitless?," September 1, 2020
- Co-author, "Governor Murphy Releases Plan to Address Digital Divide in Schools," July 17, 2020
- Author, Governor Murphy Signs New Bills into Law Affecting School Districts, March 25, 2020
- Co-author, "New Jersey Becomes First State to Mandate Severance Pay for Mass Layoffs," January 27, 2020
- Co-author, "Teachers Cannot Receive Full Salaries While Performing Only Union Work," September 9, 2019
- Co-author, "Employers Beware: Task Force Issues Report on Employee Misclassification," July 25, 2019
