Use of threat assessments in schools

Dan Murphy is a partner in the education law firm of Daniel Murphy, P.C.  For the past four decades, Dan’s practice has consisted almost entirely of representing public school systems, RESA’s and Charter Schools across the State of Georgia.  Between serving as a Tribunal and 504 Due Process Hearing officer, mediator, employment defense counsel and representing school districts in the 11th Circuit Cout of Appeals, Dan has focused on the relentless, professional delivery of the legal services in support of public education in Georgia. 

Dan is a frequent speak at State and National conferences and is also the co-author of The Fair Labor Standards Act in American Public Schools: A Guide for School Officials (Rowman and Littlefield, 2007); The American Association of School Personnel Administrators Family and Medical Leave Act Compliance Manual (AASPA, 2007), The 2009 FMLA Supplement (AASPA, 2009) and The Guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (Rowman & Littlefield, 2009).  Most recently, Dan presented at the Georgia Association of Special Educator’s Conference in Savannah in November of 2024 on the topics of manifestation determinations, student threats and the use of threat assessments in schools. 

As general counsel, Dan has represented several Georgia statewide associations of school officials, including the Georgia Association of School Business Officials.   For several years, Dan also served as Chair of the School and College Law Section of the Georgia Bar, where he authored and presented on numerous topics of special interest to attorneys representing school systems, including but not limited to Title IX regulations and litigation and the Pregnant Worker’s Fairness Act.