Education Law includes all of the legal issues that Schools must face as they seek to accomplish their educational missions. Our attorneys are of course experts in labor and employment law as it relates to educational institutions, and these issues make up a large portion of the legal work generated by schools. However, we are also experienced in dealing with the myriad other issues that school committees and educational institutions must face, including student discipline, contracts, open meeting law, public records law, civil rights, and more.
We have represented school clients in investigations and audits conducted by various regulatory agencies, including the Office of Civil Rights (U.S. Department of Education), Program Quality Assurance (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education), Massachusetts Inspector General, and the federal National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
We also help schools write policy and train staff on legal issues.