Protecting Students, Teaching Rights: One Teacher’s Fight to Keep Legal Education Alive
Former corporate manager Maureen Redmond describes her journey into teaching and how she built a legal studies program at a regional vocational high school that offered students real-world exposure to law, transferable college credits, and hands-on connections with judges, prosecutors, and federal agents. The episode covers the program’s impact on students, why it was ultimately cut, concerns about school security, debates over arming staff, and broader ideas for restoring practical career education and safety training in schools. Support our sponsor: https://www.blackoutcoffee.com/?p=CXliVUkgb Discount Code: STREETTALES Contact us at streettales813@gmail.com
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Former corporate manager Maureen Redmond describes her journey into teaching and how she built a legal studies program at a regional vocational high school that offered students real-world exposure to law, transferable college credits, and hands-on connections with judges, prosecutors, and federal agents. The episode covers the program’s impact on students, why it was ultimately cut, concerns about school security, debates over arming staff, and broader ideas for restoring practical career educa...