SCHOOL LAW

Freund, Freeze & Arnold continues to successfully represent both public and private sector educational institutions. We understand schools are in the business of education. Thus, we approach our work in this field with the goal of helping our clients do just that by effectively and efficiently solving their legal problems, and minimizing the stress and hassle inherent in legal issues. Although attorneys are often not consulted until a lawsuit has been filed, school law provides the unique opportunity for our attorneys to assist education clients by not only solving their immediate problems, but also by providing proactive problem prevention. The firm’s experienced school law practice group attorneys handle a variety of matters, including:

• Civil tort liability, including premises liability, school bus liability, negligent supervision, sexual harassment and injuries due to the criminal acts of third parties;
• Constitutional issues, including search and seizure in the schools and evaluating claimed student rights with respect to the First Amendment’s provisions for freedom of speech, freedom of religion and issues regarding separation of church and state;
• Special education due process hearings before independent hearing officers, as well as during the appellate process;