Our Experience
We provide experienced legal representation in Education and School Law. Mr. Jesser was revising writer/editor of volume 25 of the legal treatise Illinois Jurisprudence, Education Law, Lexis-Nexis, publisher, and revised/edited the following 33 chapters concerning the rights of students and educational institutions.
While the firm is able to handle most aspects of Education and School Law, it specializes in the following areas:
Discipline-suspensions/revocations
Residency and academic standing matters
Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
School residency issues and contested hearings before officers
Section 504 Disability Plans
Medical resident/fellow issues
Title IX defense against sexual harassment/discrimination claims
The firm also has extensive experience dealing with student rights including but not limited to:
Attendance
Transportation of Students
Evaluation, Promotion and Graduation
Supervision and Discipline of Students
Students’ Constitutional Rights
Discrimination and Harassment, Actions by Students
Extracurricular Activities
Special Education Needs
Student Records
School District Employees in General
Rights and Duties of College Students
Education Law-School Law: Representing Malcolm X College/City Colleges of Chicago
Accreditation, de-accreditation, and licensing matters, including successful de-accreditation challenge (with Congressman Danny K. Davis (IL 7th District)) representing City Colleges of Chicago and Malcolm X College.
Illinois Jurisprudence, Education Law, Vol. 25 (treatise volume, 2011), Lexis-Nexis, publisher, Revising Writer/Editor
Chapter 1: Creation, Organization, Boundaries and Dissolution of School Districts
Chapter 2: Operation of School Districts
Chapter 3: Public School Finance
Chapter 4: Duties and Liabilities of School Districts
Chapter 5: Immunities and Defenses of School Districts
Chapter 6: Attendance
Chapter 7: Transportation of Students
Chapter 8: Evaluation, Promotion and Graduation
Chapter 9: Supervision and Discipline of Students
Chapter 10: Students’ Constitutional Rights
Chapter 11: Discrimination and Harassment; Actions by Students
Chapter 12: Extracurricular Activities
Chapter 13: Special Educational Needs
Chapter 14: Student Records
Chapter 15: School District Employees in General
Chapter 16: Certification and Employment of Teachers and Other Certified Personnel
Chapter 17: Illinois Tenure Law
Chapter 18: Evaluation, Discipline, Dismissal of Teachers and Other Certified Personnel
Chapter 19: Non-Certified Personnel
Chapter 20: Labor Relations
Chapter 21: Civil Rights Actions by School District Employees
Chapter 22: Private Schools and Other Public School Alternatives in General
Chapter 23: Charter Schools
Chapter 24: Private Schools
Chapter 25: Alternative Schools
Chapters 26-27: Home Schooling-Board of Higher Education
Chapter 28: Community Colleges
Chapter 29: Public Colleges and Universities
Chapter 30: Private Colleges and Universities
Chapter 31: Rights and Duties of College Students
Chapter 32: Higher Education Employees
Chapter 33: Labor Relations in Higher Education
Chapter 31: Rights and Duties of College Students
Chapter 32: Higher Education Employees
Chapter 33: Labor Relations in Higher Education