Education Law Resources
Vermont Compilation of School Discipline Laws and Regulations
Title IX and Sex Discrimination
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
University of Vermont Code of Student Rights & Responsibilities
Champlain College Code of Conduct
St. Michael's College Student Code of Conduct
We offer representation to our clients concerning the following:
- Collegiate disciplinary actions
- Residency hearings and appeals
- Agency of Education waiver requests and appeals, including residency and tuition
- Special education dispute resolution
- Educator misconduct
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- Military family education issues under the Interstate Compact on Education Opportunity for Military Children
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
We provide counsel to both private and public education institutions on practice issues including:
- Governance changes, including Regional Education Districts (REDs), Modified Unified Union School Districts (MUUSDs), joint contract schools, and Supervisory Union collaborations
- Contracts, including Requests for Proposals and bid law issues
- Educator licensing, including provisional and emergency licenses
- School-related real property issues
- Development of district policies
- Staff training
- School health issues, including school nurses, concussions, immunizations, and allergies
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)