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Lynn M. Daggett
Professor

ldaggett@lawschool.gonzaga.edu
Office: (509) 323-6400

  • B.A., The Johns Hopkins University, 1980
  • PhD. (Education), Duke University, 1984
  • J.D., summa cum laude, University of Connecticut School of Law, 1987

Biographical Information

Before entering law school, Professor Daggett earned a Ph.D. in Education, and conducted research on and worked with gifted students. During law school, she continued to use her background in education as a teaching assistant in several law school courses and as an adjunct faculty member in psychology at a local university. Professor Daggett then entered private practice in Connecticut, representing school districts in labor and employment, constitutional, special education, tort, civil rights, and other education law matters. She also held an adjunct faculty position, teaching school law to educators.

Professor Daggett has been a member of the Gonzaga faculty since 1991, specializing in education law. In addition to her full-time position at the law school, she has worked with Gonzaga's School of Education on school law issues. She writes and speaks frequently at conferences on education law issues, and has trained educators in the Northwest on school law issues. Professor Daggett helped found Gonzaga's Street Law program, which sends law students out into elementary and secondary schools to conduct mock trials and discuss the law with students. She served on a Washington Supreme Court task force to develop a statewide plan for educating the public about law.

Professor Daggett's background in education has allowed her to approach law teaching with a unique perspective. She coordinated a series of workshops for Gonzaga faculty on various teaching methods, and has made presentations at conferences and worked with faculty at several other law schools on teaching issues. She has received Gonzaga University's Burlington-Northern Great Teachers Award as the university-wide teacher of the year. In 1998, she was Distinguished Visiting Professor of Teaching Excellence at Franklin Pierce Law Center, where she worked with faculty on teaching and student evaluation issues.

Teaching Areas

  • Education Law
  • Torts
  • Evidence
  • Labor Law
  • Constitutional Law

Publications

Law Review Articles
  • All of the Above: Computerized Exam Scoring of Multiple Choice Items, has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Legal Education (2007)
  • Student Privacy and the Protection of Pupil Rights Act as Amended by No. Child Left Behind, UC Davis Journal of Juvenile Law and Policy (forthcoming)
  • All of the Above: Computerized Exam Scoring of Multiple Choice Items, Journal of Legal Education (forthcoming)
  • No Children in Private Schools Left Behind: State Anti-discrimination Laws and Compulsory Education 26 Children’s Legal Rights J. 56-81 (2006)
  • Doing the Right Thing:  Disability Discrimination Claims and Academically Dismissed Students, 32 Journal of College and University Law, 505 -577 (2006)
  • (Lynn M. Daggett, Perry A. Zirkel, and LeeAnn L. Gurysh) For Whom the School Bell Tolls But Not the Statute of Limitations: Minors and the Individuals with Disabilities Act,38 U. Michigan J. Law Reform 717-780 (2005)
  • Special Education Attorney’s Fees: of Buckhannon, the IDEA reauthorization bills, and the IDEA as civil rights statute, 8 UC Davis Journal of Juvenile Law and Policy 1 - 54 (2004)
  • (Lynn M. Daggett and Dixie Snow Huefner) Recognizing Schools’ Legitimate Educational Interests: Rethinking FERPA's Approach to the Confidentiality of Student Discipline and Classroom Records, 51 American Law Review 1-48 (2001)
  • Teaching torts by integrating ethical, skills, policy and real world issues, and using varied pedagogical techniques: Reflections on using the Henderson, Pearson and Siliciano casebook, 25 Seattle Law Review 63-87 (2001)
  • (Dixie Snow Huefner and Lynn M. Daggett) FERPA Update: Balancing Access to and Privacy of Student Records, 152 Education Law Reporter 469-91 (2001)
  • Bucking up Buckley I: Making the Federal Student Records Statute Work, 46 Catholic Law Review 617-670 (1997)
  • Bucking up Buckley II: Using Civil Rights Claims to Enforce the Federal Student Records Statute, 21 Seattle Law Review 29-67 (1997)
  • Comment, Legal Rights of Gifted Students: Special Education Law at the "Other End," 19 Connecticut Law Review 143, Fall 1986
Books

  • FERPA, PPRA, and other Student Privacy Issues in a Post-9/11 World, in Critical Issues in Education Law and Policy 133 (Lexis-Nexis 2007)

Conference Proceedings
  • Statistics as an aid in interpreting exam results and assigning letter grades. Proceeding of the Gonzaga Institute for Law School Teaching 2007 Annual Conference (24 pages)
  • FERPA, PPRA, and other Student Privacy Issues in a Post-9/11 World, Critical Issues in Education Law and Policy, 133-140, (LexisNexis, 2007)
  • The Case for State Protection of Private School Students from Discrimination.  Proceedings of the 2006 AALS Annual Meeting Education Law Section, available here (33 pages)
  • No Parent Rights Left Behind? NCLB’s Expansion of the Protection of Pupil Rights Act (PPRA). Proceedings of the 2004 Education Law Association Annual Conference. (16 pages).
  • Section 1983 Civil Rights Claims in 2003: Violations of Federal Statutes After Gonzaga, Attorney Fees After Buckhannon, and Viable Defendants Under the Eleventh Amendment. Proceedings of the 2003 Education Law Association Annual Conference (2003) (15 pages).
  • Attorney fees under the IDEA: Buckhannon and Other Recent Rulings on the Availability of Attorney Fees in IDEA Actions - What are some cost effective strategies. Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Pacific Northwest Institute on Special Education and the Law at 239-267 (2003)
  • Special education law: the basics of the IDEA.  Proceedings of the 2003 Washington School Law Academy at B1-B28, 2003.
  • Section 1983 Civil Rights Claims: A Survey of Civil Rights Claims under 42 U.S.C. §1983 – Discussion of Gonzaga and Buckhannon, and possible 11th Amendment Immunity for Washington Public Schools. Proceedings of the 2003 Washington School Law Academy at 238-260, 2003
  • FERPA Update 2002: Two New Supreme Court FERPA Cases and  Post-9/11 Congressional Balancing of Student Privacy and Safety Interests. Proceedings of the 2002 Education Law Association Annual Conference at 255-269, 2002
  • Overview of the Washington Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and obligations of witnesses to crimes. Proceedings of the 2002 Washington School Law Academy at 213-239, 2002
  • Basics of Tort Law for Washington School Districts. Proceedings of the 2002 Washington School Law Academy at C1-C31, 2002
  • www.aals.org/am2002/daggett.html
  • School Employee Records: Access, Confidentiality, Accuracy and Liability. Proceedings Learning theory and choice of instructional methods: Why using a variety of instructional methods in law school classes is a “three ‘fer.”Proceedings of the 2002 Association of American Law Schools Annual Conference. Available http:// of the 2001 Education Law Association Annual Conference, 2001.
  • Confidentiality and Schoolhouse Records: Privacy Rights of Students and Employees.Proceedings of the 2001 Washington School Law Academy at 235-271, 2001
  • (Lynn M, Daggett & Dixie Snow Huefner) Student Records: Access and Confidentiality Issues in K-12 and Higher Education Settings.  Proceedings of the 2000 Education Law Association Annual Conference at Daggett and Huefner 1 - 15, 2000
  • Special Education Law: The basics of the IDEA.  Proceedings of the 2000 Washington School Law Academy at B1 - B28, 2000.
  • Private School Students and the IDEA.  Proceedings of the 16th Annual Pacific Northwest Special Education Law Institute at 259 - 278, 1999.
  • Reasonable accommodation of disabled employees and students. Proceedings of the 1999 Washington School Law Academy at 249 - 264, 1999
  • Related Services, Medically Fragile Students, and Residential Placement. Proceedings of the 14th Annual Pacific Northwest Special Education Law Institute at 229 - 246, 1997
  • Basics of Special Education Law. Proceedings of the 1997 Washington School Law Academy at B1 - B17, 1997
  • Regular Education Rights and Responsibilities when Disabled Students are Included in their Classes. Proceedings of the 1997 Washington School Law Academy at 39 - 58, 1997
  • Washington’s Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Statute. Proceedings of the Thomas More Scholars Annual Public Service Conference at Daggett 1 - Daggett 8, 1997
  • Overview of student records laws. Proceedings of the National Organization of Legal Problems in Education Annual Conference at 354 - 375, 1996
  • Parents’ Right to Know, Inspect and Delete Education Records: an overview of the Buckley Amendment as Modified for Special Education Practice. Proceedings of the 13th Annual Pacific Northwest Special Education Law Institute at 57 - 80, 1996
  • Religion and Schools. Proceedings of the 1996 Washington School Law Academy at A1 - A14, 1996
  • Schools rights and responsibilities regarding violent students. Proceedings of the Thomas More Scholars Annual Public Service Conference at E1 - E25, 1996
  • Marital Status Discrimination: A Sleeping Tiger. Proceedings of the Stetson Law School Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference at Daggett 1 - 21, 1996
  • Discussion Techniques in the Law School Classroom. Proceedings of the 1995 Conference of the Institute for Law School Teaching at Daggett 1 - 45, 1995
  • Least Restrictive Environment Requirements under the IDEA. Proceedings of the 1995 Washington School Law Academy at 363 - 383, 1995
  • Effective Discussion Techniques for Law School Classrooms. Proceedings of the 1994 Institute for Law School Teaching Annual Conference at Daggett 1 - 23, 1994.
  • Special Education Law for the '90's: Least Restrictive Environment, Behavior Management Through Aversives, and Discipline. Proceedings of the Thomas More Scholarship Program Annual Public Service Conference at D1-D14, 1992

Presentations

  • "Developments in student privacy law"  The Education Law Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, November 18. 2007.
  • "Statistics as an aid in interpreting exam results and assigning letter grades." Gonzaga Institute on Law School Teaching Institute Annual Conference. Boston, MA. June 9, 2007.
  • "Student Privacy Developments." 5th Commonwealth Education Law Conference, sponsored by the Virginia Commonwealth University's Commonwealth Education Policy Institute. Williamsburg, VA. April 18, 2007
  • "Practicing Education Law." Lewis and Clark High School Law class, Spokane, WA. November 15, 2006
  • "Design and Evaluation of Effective Multiple Choice Questions" Invited presentation to Capital Law School faculty. Columbus, OH. Sept. 22, 2006.
  • “The Case for State Protection of Private School Students from Discrimination.” 2006 AALS Annual Meeting Education Law Section. Washington, D.C.  January 5, 2006.
  • “No Parent Rights Left Behind?; NCLB’s Expansion of the Protection of Pupil Rights Act (PPRA).” 2004 Education Law Association Annual Conference. Tucson, AZ. November 15, 2004.
  • “Section 1983 Civil Rights Claims in 2003: Violations of Federal Statutes After Gonzaga, Attorney Fees After Buckhannon, and Viable Defendants Under the Eleventh Amendment.”  2003 Education Law Association Annual Conference. Savannah, GA; November 14, 2003.
  • “Attorney fees under the IDEA: Buckhannon and Other Recent Rulings on the Availability of Attorney Fees in IDEA Actions - What are some cost effective strategies.” Twentieth Annual Pacific Northwest Institute on Special Education and the Law. Yakima, WA.  September 30-October 1, 2003.
  • “Special education law: the basics of the IDEA.”  2003 Washington School Law Academy. Yakima, WA, May 19, 2003.
  • “Section 1983 Civil Rights Claims: A Survey of Civil Rights Claims under 42 U.S.C. §1983 – Discussion of Gonzaga and Buckhannon, and possible 11th Amendment Immunity for Washington Public Schools.” 2003 Washington School Law Academy. Yakima, WA. May 20-21,  2003.
  • “FERPA Update 2002: Two New Supreme Court FERPA Cases and Post-9/11 Congressional Balancing of Student Privacy and Safety Interests.” 2002 Education Law Association Annual Conference.  New Orleans, November 15, 2002.
  • “Overview of the Washington Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and obligations of witnesses to crimes.” 2002 Washington School Law Academy. Yakima, WA.  May 20-22, 2002.
  • “Basics of Tort Law for Washington School Districts.” 2002 Washington School Law Academy. Yakima, WA. May 20-22, 2002.
  • “Learning theory and choice of instructional methods: Why using a variety of instructional methods in law school classes is a “three ‘fer.”Association of American Law Schools Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA.  January 3, 2002.
  • “School Employee Records: Access, Confidentiality, Accuracy and Liability.” Education Law Association Annual Conference.  Albuquerque, NM. November 16, 2001.
  • “Confidentiality and Schoolhouse Records: Privacy Rights of Students and Employees.” 2001 Washington School Law Academy. Yakima, WA.  May 17-19, 2001.
  • “Academic Freedom in Catholic Universities.” ACLU Discussion. Spokane, WA. March 20, 2001.“School Law for School Counselors.” Workshop sponsored by Educational Service District 105. Yakima, WA. March 9, 2001.
  • “Teaching Social Justice in First Year Classes.” AALS Equal Justice Colloquium. Seattle University Law School. Seattle, WA. January 20, 2001.
  • (With Dixie Snow Huefner)“Student Records:Access and Confidentiality Issues in K-12 and Higher Education Settings.” Education Law Association Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA. November 9, 2000.
  • “Parent Rights and Responsibilities.” Western and Pacific Chapter of American Association of Law Libraries Annual Conference. Spokane, WA. October 20, 2000.
  • “Special Education Law: The basics of the IDEA.” 2000 Washington School Law Academy. Yakima, WA. May 22-24, 2000.
  • “Private School Students and the IDEA.” 16th Annual Pacific Northwest Special Education Law Institute. Yakima, WA. September 27 - 29, 1999.
  • “Reasonable accommodation of disabled employees and students.” 1999 Washington School Law Academy. Yakima, WA. May 18-19, 1999.
  • “Confidentiality issues for school employees.” Workshop sponsored by Educational Service District. Wenatchee, WA. February 18, 1999.
  • “Eeny, meany, median, mode: Basic Statistics and Grade Computations for Law Professors.” Workshop for Franklin Pierce Law Center Faculty. Concord, NH. December 9, 1998.
  • “ Effective evaluation of law students.”  Workshop for Roger Williams Law School Faculty. Providence, RI. December 1, 1998.
  • “Effective Design and Grading of Law School Essays”  Workshop for Franklin Pierce Law Center Faculty. Concord, NH. November 11, 1998.
  • “Using Multiple Choice Questions to Test Law Students.” Workshop for Franklin Pierce Law Center Faculty. Concord, NH.  October 14, 1998.
  • “The confidentiality maze.” Workshop for Lake Washington School District. Redmond, WA. February 27,1998.
  • “Confidentiality Issues for School Counselors.” Workshop sponsored by Educational Service District 105. Yakima, WA. January 9, 1998.
  • “The Confidentiality Maze.” Workshop sponsored by Youth Eastside Services. Bellevue, WA. October 28, 1997.
  • “Buckley Basics.” Workshop for Gonzaga Law School Staff. Spokane, WA. October 21, 1997, and October 31, 1997.
  • “Parent Rights, Discipline, and Liability: Avoiding Legal Headaches.” Washington School Social Workers Annual Conference. Yakima, WA. October 11, 1997.
  • “Confidentiality for School Social Workers.” Washington School Social Workers Annual Conference. Yakima, WA. October 11, 1997.“The Lovaas Controversy.” 14th Annual Pacific Northwest Special Education Law Institute. Portland, OR. September 30, 1997.
  • “Related Services, Medically Fragile Students, and Residential Placement.” 14th Annual Pacific Northwest Special Education Law Institute. Portland, OR. September 30 - October 1, 1997.
  • “Basics of Special Education Law.” Minicourse at 1997 Washington School Law Academy. Yakima, WA. May 21, 1997.
  • “Regular Education Rights and Responsibilities when Disabled Students are Included in their Classes.” 1997 Washington School Law Academy. Yakima, WA. May 22-23, 1997.
  • “ Washington’s Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Statute.” Thomas More Scholars Annual Public Service Conference. Spokane, WA. February 1, 1997.
  • “Overview of student records laws.” National Organization of Legal Problems in Education Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA. November 19-21, 1996.
  • “Becca Too and Confidentiality of Minors’ Substance Abuse Communications.” Workshop for School-Based Drug Prevention and Intervention Specialists sponsored by Educational Service District 112. Vancouver, WA. October 11, 1996.
  • “Confidentiality of Minors’ Communications to Mental Health Professionals.” Workshop sponsored by Youth Eastside Services. Bellevue, WA. October 8, 1996.
  • “Parents’ Right to Know, Inspect and Delete Education Records: an overview of the Buckley Amendment as Modified for Special Education Practice.” 13th Annual Pacific Northwest Special Education Law Institute. Yakima, WA. September 30 - October 2, 1996.
  • “Thoughts on an ideal teaching environment.” Invited presentation to entire university faculty at Gonzaga University Fall Faculty Conference. Spokane, WA. August 29, 1996.
  • “Clearing up the Confidentiality Issue.” Leadership in Prevention Annual Conference. Olympia, WA. August 20, 1996.“Religion and Schools.” Minicourse at 1996 Washington School Law Academy.  Yakima, WA. May 13, 1996.
  • “Confidentiality of Minors’ Substance-Abuse Related Communications.” Mt. Vernon Educational Service District #123. Mt. Vernon, WA. March 8, 1996.
  • “Introduction to Special Education Law.” Series of workshops for staff of Richland School District. Richland, WA.  February 15-16, 1996.“Schools rights and responsibilities regarding violent students.”  Thomas More Scholars Annual Public Service Conference. Spokane, WA. February 3, 1996.
  • “Confidentiality Issues for Drug Intervention Specialists.” Vancouver Educational Service District #112. Vancouver, WA. January 26, 1996. “Marital Status Discrimination: A Sleeping Tiger.” Paper presented at Stetson Law School Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference. Clearwater, FL. January 19, 1996.
  • “Effective teaching strategies for law professors.” Day-long workshop for law faculty at Franklin Pierce Law School. Concord, N.H.  December 12, 1995.
  • "Reasonable Schools and Special Students: School and School Employee Liability for Injuries to and by Students with Disabilities." National Organization of Legal Problems in Education Annual Conference.  Kansas City, MO. November 17-19, 1995.
  • "Overview of Federal and Washington Child Labor Laws." Annual Governor's Conference on Workplace Safety and Health Issues. Seattle, WA. October 26-27, 1995.
  • "Introduction to Special Education Law." Chewelah School District Faculty Inservice Training. Chewelah, WA. October 18, 1995.
  • "Enabling or Disabling: The Effectiveness of Parent Rights under the IDEA." Temple Law School Conference of Children's Rights. Philadelphia, PA. September 29-30, 1995.
  • "Discussion Techniques in the Law School Classroom." 1995 Conference of the Institute for Law School Teaching. Spokane, WA. July 14-15, 1995.
  • "Least Restrictive Environment Requirements under the IDEA." 1995 Washington School Law Academy.  Yakima,WA. May 23-24, 1995.
  • "Update on Special Education Law." 1995 Annual Conference, Washington Chapter, Council for Exceptional Children. Yakima, WA. March 18, 1995.
  • "The Courts and LRE." 1995 Annual IDEAS Conference. Spokane, WA. January 27, 1995. "Parent Participation Rights Under the IDEA." 1994 Annual Conference, National Organization of Legal Problems in Education. San Diego, CA. November 18, 1994.
  • "Hot Topics in Special Education Law." Washington-Idaho Educators Conference sponsored by Pullman, WA School District. Pullman, WA. October 18, 1994.
  • "Student Discipline: Rights and Responsibilities." Freeman School District Staff Conference. Freeman, WA. September 28, 1994. "Full Inclusion and the Courts." Northeast Area Washington Superintendents Association. Spokane, WA. September 22, 1994.
  • "Effective Discussion Techniques for Law School Classrooms." Institute for Law School Teaching Annual Conference. Spokane, WA. July 15, 1994.
  • "Confidentiality Issues for School Employees." Educational Service District 189 Conference.  Mount Vernon, WA. April 15, 1994.
  • "Courts and Residential Placements: How Special Education Cases are Decided." 1994 Annual Convention, Council for Exceptional Children. Denver, CO. April 9, 1994.
  • "Effective Labor Negotiation." Spokane Management and Professional Employees Union. October 21, 1993.
  • "Listening for Moral Voices." Gonzaga University Fall Faculty Conference. August 26, 1993.
  • "Legal issues in schools." Educational Service District 123 conference. Pasco, WA. May 5, 1993.
  • "An unholy trinity -- the law, drugs and schools." Educational Service District 112 conference. Vancouver, WA. May 3, 1993.
  • "Legal Issues Involving Student and School Employee Substance Abuse." Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction Conference for Substance Abuse Program Coordinators. Olympia, WA. March 23, 1993.
  • "The Law Concerning Drugs and Students." Educational Service District 105 conference for educators.  Yakima, WA. February 24, 1993.
  • "Current Topics in Special Education Law." Post Falls School District. Post Falls, ID. October 2, 1992.
  • "Lessons on Liability for School Employees." Post Falls School District. Post Falls, ID. October 1, 1992. "When Can God Come to School?" Panel discussion on school prayer. Gonzaga University. Spokane, WA. April 16, 1992.
  • "Special Education Law for the '90's: Least Restrictive Environment, Behavior Management Through Aversives, and Discipline." Thomas More Scholarship Program Annual Public Service Conference. Spokane, WA. March 7, 1992.

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