School & Education Law

Langley & Banack’s School Law practice includes the representation of school districts in all phases of district operation including employment disputes, student discipline, personnel matters, elections and voting rights, special education, students with disabilities, construction and other types of contracts, real and personal property leases, acquisition agreements, tax collections, tax abatement, real estate, civil rights and other constitutional claims, and other litigation involving potential liability of school districts, board members and administrators for insurance defense purposes. The school and education law attorneys at our law firm represent two large area public school districts and a number of other districts.

The following are examples of matters for which our education attorneys have provided representation:

• Represent a large school district over voting rights and single-member districts
• Significant personnel disputes including disputes arising from the discipline of students
• Litigation concerning Americans with Disabilities Act as applied to students and employees
• Litigation under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
• Cases involving civil rights and other constitutional claims
• Tax abatement litigation and negotiation
• Numerous business contacts and leases
• In-service training of school personnel in various areas of public education law