SPEAKERS FOR SCHOOLS: WBA LAW IN EDUCATION COMMITTEE
We have speakers for your school.
Dear Teacher:
Thank you for logging onto the Wichita Bar Association's website. The Law-In-Education Committee is committed to meeting teachers' requests to have attorneys and other legal professionals speak to students of all ages. Although the months of March through May are primarily devoted to filling teachers' requests for Law Day speakers, teachers and counselors of any grade may request an attorney to speak in the classroom year-round. Listed below are sample topics for discussion and a request form, or please feel free to request a topic not listed below that is relevant to your curriculum.
Sample Topics:
- CARE - Credit Abuse Resistance Education
- The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
- Constitution Day - September 17
- Freedoms (speech, press, religion)
- Civil Rights
- Branches of Government/Separation of Powers
- Judicial Review
- The Courts and the Judicial System
- Criminal and Civil Trials
- Role of Lawyers and Judges
- What Juries Do and How They Work
- Mock Trials
- Juvenile Law
- How Does the Juvenile System Work?
- Who is a Juvenile?
- How is Juvenile Law Different from Adult?
- Contract Law
- Enforcing a promise
- Consumer Protection
- Law As A Career
- How is the Law Involved in Current Events?
- What is Significance of New Developments?
- Education Required
- Topics for K-3
- Why Do We Have Laws?
- How Are Laws Made?
- How Are Laws Enforced?
To Request a Year-Round Speaker
Download Form. The completed form can be mailed or faxed to our office.
Review the form and e-mail the necessary information to our Law-In-Education Chair