We stay on top of current legal trends impacting the education sector to provide the right response at the right time.
FordHarrison's education group represents public and independent colleges and universities, public charter schools, public school districts, independent schools, education associations, and other organizations focused on or relating to education. Our experience with the full range of legal issues faced by the education sector includes:
- affirmative action
- Board guidance and training
- civil rights
- collective bargaining
- due process hearings
- EEO, harassment, retaliation and diversity training
- employee benefits
- employee and student discipline
- employment contracts
- governance
- internal investigations
- leaves of absence
- regulatory matters
- student and staff handbooks
- trial and appellate litigation
- union organizing campaigns
- wage disputes