Our Practice Student Services

We help you set defensible policies and effective procedures.

Today, there so many legal issues concerning students in public schools and school entities. While there is no way to stop all these issues from occurring, there are ways to handle them quickly and definitively. These issues include:

  • Student discipline
  • Student residency disputes
  • Child custody disputes
  • Access to and release of student records
  • Emancipation
  • Free-speech issues
  • Religious issues
  • Dress code issues
  • Drug and Alcohol testing of students
  • Security issues, including searches of lockers, vehicles or personal belongings

Through swift coordination of a school’s response, to regular in-service training, and our Pool Counsel service, we help you operate proactively and minimize the possible adverse consequences of missteps.

Click here to learn more about the services we provide as part of our Student Services practice, or contact us to discuss any questions or immediate needs you have in this area.