Keefer Wood represents school
districts and charter schools in the capacity of school
solicitor and as special counsel, as well as individual school
administrators, and the state associations of elementary and
secondary school principals.
Services to school districts and administrators include
representation at hearings before state administrative
agencies such as the Department of Education, State Board of
Education, Secretary of Education, Labor Relations Board,
Public School Employees’ Retirement Board
and the Human Relations Commission and, when necessary,
appeals to state and federal court. Our representation
involves disputes regarding teacher certification, subsidy
entitlements, demotion and dismissal of tenured employees,
complaints of discriminatory personnel actions, charges of
unfair labor practices, school construction reimbursement, and
mandate waiver requests.
As school solicitor and special counsel to school
districts and charter schools, we provide training seminars
and advice on the full range of activities in which public
schools are involved, such as:
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