Our firm has an extensive and comprehensive practice in the area of education and school law. We have the privilege of representing and counseling Kansas public school districts in a variety of areas including:

• Employment law

Teacher tenure, Employment contracts, and Due Process law, Evaluations, Americans with Disabilities Act – ADA, Family and Medical Leave Act – FMLA, Civil Rights Laws, Age Discrimination in Employment Act – ADEA, Fair Labor Standards Act – FLSA, Wage and Hour

• Student suspension and expulsion law

• Discrimination law

• Acquisition and sale of real and personal property

• Negotiation of vendor contracts

• Kansas Open Meetings Act – KOMA

• Kansas Open Records Act – KORA

• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act – FERPA

• Special Education

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act – IDEA, Disabled Students, Section 504

• The Elementary and Secondary Education Act

• Harassment and discrimination investigations

• Elections

• Board policy development

• Equal Access Act

• Labor and Negotiations – Professional Negotiations Act

• Religious issues

Practicing Attorneys

• Amy D. DeWald
• Ryan K. Meyer
• Calvin D. Rider
• David G. Seely
• William P. Tretbar
• Lyndon W. Vix