RASW is the premier school law firm in Minnesota. The firm also represents school districts in western Wisconsin. Click on the practice areas below to learn more about the firm's extensive expertise in the area of school law.
General School Law
Board governance
Open Meeting Law
Minnesota Government Data Practices Law
Policy review
Contract review
Joint powers agreements
Election law
School district consolidations
School closings
Constitutional issues (free speech, due process, religion, search and seizure, equal protection & double jeopardy)
Conflict of interest issues
Charter school law
Charter school board training on board governance & employment
In-services
Litigation
Labor & Employment Law
Drafting and review of employment contracts
Drafting and review of personnel policies and employee handbooks
Wage and overtime issues (Fair Labor Standards Act)
Leave issues (Family Medical Leave Act)
Employee accommodation issues (religious and disability)
Employee dress
Constitutional issues (free speech, religion, due process, equal protection)
Drug & alcohol testing
Veterans preference hiring issues and hearings
Negotiating collective bargaining agreements
Interpretation of collective bargaining agreements
Unit clarification hearings
Grievance arbitrations
Interest arbitrations
Teacher Continuing Contract Law & Teacher Tenure Act
Employee discipline
Discharge hearings
Responding to EEOC and Minnesota Department of Human Rights complaints
Lay offs & employee restructuring
Investigations
Litigation
Student Issues
Pupil Fair Dismissal Act
Expulsion hearings
Investigations
Access to school facilities (Equal Access Act)
Athletic eligibility questions and hearings pursuant to the Minnesota State High School League Bylaws
Constitutional issues (free speech, due process rights, religion, search and seizure, equal protection)
Data requests (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Minnesota Government Data Practices Act)
Student dress
Pupil fee law
Transportation questions
Litigation
Special Education/Section 504
Day-to-day advice on Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) & Section 504
Responding to Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and Office of Civil Rights (OCR) complaints
Due process hearings
Section 504 hearings
Litigation
Real Estate/Construction
Contract review, including AIA documents and energy efficiency contracts
