Public education intersects with a wide range of legal issues – from employment and professional licensing matters to Title IX investigations, student discipline, and special education compliance. Our attorneys partner with school districts, school boards, and administrative leadership to provide practical, experienced counsel on matters including:
• School governance and management
• Freedom of speech and expression
• Student due process, discipline, and suspensions
• Student records and privacy rights
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) compliance
• Special education cooperatives
• Collective bargaining
• Teacher rights, contracts, and licensing matters
• Employment counseling and workplace investigations
• Hiring processes
• Tort liability and negligence claims
• Title VI and Title IX matters
• Land acquisition and facilities issues
• Kansas school finance
• Kansas Human Rights Commission complaints
• Legislative counseling
• Litigation and dispute resolution
We are proud to represent school boards and districts across Kansas, whether for a single issue or as year-round counsel. We approach each matter with careful attention to detail and a commitment to responsive, relationship-driven service.
Morris Laing attorneys have successfully represented child victims of sexual abuse by teachers. Teachers are in a position of trust with their students. A federal law known as Title IX protects the rights of such students to be free from student-on-student and teacher-on-student sexual harassment and discrimination, and makes schools responsible for these bad acts when the school had actual knowledge of the abuse and acts with deliberate indifference by failing to stop the abuse. This litigation is sensitive as well as complex, and our attorneys are skilled in handling these cases on behalf of the victims.
Morris Laing handles sensitive cases involving sexual abuse and Title IX claims with skill and care. Attorneys in this area understand the legal, emotional, and procedural complexities these matters present and advocate aggressively for victims’ rights.