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We are well known for our education practice throughout the United States. For over 25 years, we have represented colleges, independent and public elementary and secondary schools, vocational schools, school districts and their administrators, as well as countless individual teachers, administrators, and students in both the private and public school sector.
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How we can help
We advise our clients on the full range of education law issues, including general school law, school district operation, employment and labor, special education requirements, free speech, and due process. We have served as general counsel, corporate counsel, labor counsel and litigation counsel.
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Your Advantage
Our firm's managing Partner, George Shebitz, was former Deputy Director of Legal Services of the New York City Board of Education and has been practicing education law for over 25 years, making him well qualified to counsel on any area of school law.
Our experience and knowledge with education (also) extends beyond the field of law. We offer value-added services to both our clients and the community at large; we regularly conduct seminars and in-service training sessions, informing our clients and their constituents on trends in education policy and school practices. Additionally, two of our attorneys teach graduate courses on education law at the Fordham Graduate School of Education.
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Some of the other educational institutions we have represented include:
- Bramson ORT College
- Genesis School
- Beth Jacob Hebrew Teacher's College
- Globe Institute of Technology
- New York Business Institute
- Rodeph Sholom School
- The Solomon Schecter School
- The Francis School
- Betty Owen
- Rockland Country Day School
- SCS
- Syrit
- School for Language and Development
- The Beacon School
- Eden II School
- New York Child Learning Institute
- French American School
- Keio Academy
- Ascent
- Hebrew Academy of Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR)
- Hebrew Academy Long Beach (HALB)
- HASC
- Milestone
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Our areas of expertise in Education include:
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| Policy development and compliance |
| Federal and State Civil Rights Laws |
| Open Meetings Law, FERPA and FOIL Questions |
| Litigation |
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| 3020-a hearings |
| Wrongful discharge suits |
| Grievance arbitration |
| Contract terminations |
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| Codes of student conduct |
| First Amendment Issues |
| Student Discipline |
| Student Record Access |
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| Individual Education Plan (IEP) |
| Section 504/IDEA |
| FERPA |
| Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) |
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