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Education
School districts and state-supported colleges and universities have unique legal needs.
As corporations, they are subject to many of the same legal duties and liabilities as other large corporations, such as equal employment statutes, environmental regulations, laws protecting disabled workers, responsibility for the negligent acts of employees, and rules governing the enforcement of contracts.
But because public schools, colleges and universities are also governmental subdivisions, they are required to comply with an array of laws that government agencies must follow, but other businesses do not, including provisions of the state and federal constitutions that protect the First Amendment and due process rights of students and employees, and the requirements of statutes covering open meetings, government ethics, freedom of information and competitive bids.
Complicating the legal environment of public education is the extensive body of law directed only at school districts and public higher education. Reflecting society’s great expectations for and investments in public education, these statutes, policies and rulings impose distinctive responsibilities on public schools and regulate almost everything they do, e.g., the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, No Child Left Behind Act, Safe Schools Acts, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and laws governing the rights of school employees.
The sheer volume of school laws and regulations is formidable. The challenge of compliance is complicated by never-ending changes wrought by lawmakers, policymakers and adjudicators, both federal and state. At present the changes are arguably more wide-ranging and rapid than at any time in our nation’s history.
In our work for public education, Bowles Rice is committed to minimizing clients’ exposure to costly legal trouble, thus freeing education leaders to spend more time, effort and resources on what’s best for students. Having been involved in almost every major legal controversy involving West Virginia public education for more than 30 years, our attorneys (some of whom devote their entire practices to school law) have earned the trust of governing boards, administrators and policymakers across the state.
Learn more about our full-service Education Law Group.
News
- February 11, 2021
- April 17, 2019
- WVNews.com, March 22, 2019
- West Virginia Executive, Spring 2018
Presentations & Events
- Presentation: Annual Legal Update by Richard S. Boothby, Trey Morrone and Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia School Board Association: Winter ConferenceCharleston Marriott Town Center, Charleston, West Virginia, February 19, 2022
- Presentation: Time is So Precious: Legal Update and Deadlines by Richard S. Boothby, Trey Morrone and Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Executive Secretaries Association: Winter ConferenceCharleston Marriott Town Center, Charleston, West Virginia, February 18, 2022
- Panel Facilitator: County Board Economic Development Checklist, Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia School Board Association: Winter ConferenceCharleston Marriott Town Center, Charleston, West Virginia, February 18, 2022
- Presentation: Everything You Need to Know About Difficult Board Meetings, You Already Learned in Kindergarten by Kayla Cook, Kim Croyle, Trey Morrone and Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Association of School Administrators: Mid-Year ConferenceWV High Tech Consortium, Fairmont, West Virginia, January 28, 2022
- Presentation: The Pains of Payroll by Kimberly S. Croyle and Trey MorroneWest Virginia Association of School Business Officials: Spring ConferenceConference Tracker, Virtual Meeting, May 13, 2021
- Presentation: State Equity (WV Code §18A-4-5) by Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Association of School Business Officials: Spring ConferenceConference Tracker, Virtual Meeting, May 13, 2021
- Presentation: 2021 Highlights of Education Related Legislation by Joshua A. Cottle, Kimberly S. Croyle, Trey Morrone and Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Association of School Business Officials: Spring ConferenceConference Tracker, Virtual Meeting, May 13, 2021
- Presentation: 2021 Highlights of Education Related Legislation by Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia School Board Association: Regional MeetingSummersville Arena & Conference Center, Summersville, West Virginia, May 12, 2021
- Presentation: 2021 Highlights of Education Related Legislation by Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia School Board Association: Regional MeetingCharleston Marriott Town Center, Charleston, West Virginia, May 4, 2021
- Presentation: 2021 Highlights of Education Related Legislation by Trey MorroneWest Virginia School Board Association: Regional MeetingChief Logan Conference Center, Logan, West Virginia, April 29, 2021
- Presentation: 2021 Highlights of Education Related Legislation by Kimberly S. CroyleWest Virginia School Board Association: Regional MeetingHoliday Inn, Martinsburg, West Virginia, April 27, 2021
- Presentation: Interviewing Prospective Employees by Kimberly S. Croyle, Trey Morrone and Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Association of School Administrators: Mid-Year ConferenceWV High Tech Consortium, Fairmont, West Virginia, April 15, 2021
- Presentation: West Virginia’s New Student Religious Liberties Act. By Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia School Board Association: On-Line Training ModuleVideo Recording, December 4, 2020
- Presentation: States of Emergency and Local Boards by Trey MorroneWest Virginia School Board Association: On-Line Training ModuleVideo Recording, December 2, 2020
- Presentation: The Grooming Abuse-Related Provision in West Virginia Code by Trey MorroneWest Virginia School Board Association: On-Line Training ModuleVideo Recording, December 2, 2020
- Presentation: School Board Meeting Guidelines/Open Meetings Act and Related Topics by Roger Hanshaw and Trey MorroneWest Virginia Association of School Business OfficialsGoToWebinar, October 29, 2020
- Presentation: Legislative Update/Important Legal Developments by Richard S. Boothby and Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Association of School Business OfficialsGoToWebinar, October 29, 2020
- Presentation: Other Leave Rights of West Virginia School Employees by Josh Cottle and Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Association of School Business OfficialsGoToWebinar, October 29, 2020
- Presentation: Rules of the Road: County Board Member Roles and Responsibilities by Kimberly Croyle and Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia School Board Association webinar for School Board MembersNetSolutions, September 25, 2020
- Presentation: COVID, But So Much More! Legal Issues for School Year 20-21 by Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Association of School Administrators: Leadership ConferenceWV High Tech Consortium, Fairmont, September 24, 2020
- Presentation: Welcome to the World of West Virginia School Law! by Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia School Board Association: 2020 New Board Member OrientationGoToWebinar, June 29, 2020
- Presentation: What Do You Think You Know & What Can We Clear Up, About Laws That Impact Executive Secretaries? by Trey Morrone and Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Executive Secretaries AssociationCharleston Marriott Town Center, Charleston, West Virginia, February 21, 2020
- Presentation: It’s Dock Day Season! Hunting Down Dock Days & Other Misuses and Abuses of Leave Time by Richard S. Boothby, Kayla Cook, Josh Cottle, Kimberly Croyle, Trey Morrone and Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Association of School Administrators – Winter ConferenceBridgeport Conference Center, Bridgeport, West Virginia, January 31, 2020
- Presentation: Personnel Updates by Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Association of School Human Resources OfficialsStonewall Resort, Roanoke, West Virginia, October 25, 2019
- Presentation: The Public Charter School Provisions of House Bill 206 by Howard Seufer, Jr. and Joshua A. CottleWest Virginia School Board AssociationCharleston Marriott Town Center, Charleston, West Virginia, September 13, 2019
- Presentation: County Board Policy Actions & Opportunities Under the 2019 Legislation Affecting Public Schools by Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Association of School AdministratorsCharleston Marriott Town Center, Charleston, West Virginia, September 13, 2019
- Presentation: Legal Issues and Answers by Howard Seufer, Jr. and Joshua A. CottleWest Virginia Executive Secretaries AssociationCharleston Marriott Town Center, Charleston, West Virginia, September 13, 2019
- Presentation: What School Transportation Officials Need to Know About New Legislation and Other Issues by Laura L. SuttonWest Virginia Association for Pupil Transportation | 77th Annual ConferenceCanaan Valley Resort State Park, Davis, West Virginia, July 18, 2019
- Presentation: Legislation Affecting the Schools: Legal Issues and Answers by Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Association of School Administrators: Summer ConferenceGlade Springs Resort, Daniels, West Virginia, June 21, 2019
- Presentation: Empowering West Virginia’s School Districts: Developments from the Legislature’s 2019 Regular Session by Kimberly S. CroyleWest Virginia School Board Association: Regional MeetingCacapon Resort and Conference Center, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, June 6, 2019
- Presentation: Empowering West Virginia’s School Districts: Developments from the Legislature’s 2019 Regular Session by Kimberly S. CroyleWest Virginia School Board Association: Regional MeetingOglebay Resort and Conference Center, Wheeling, West Virginia, May 21, 2019
- Presentation: Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse by Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Association of School Business Officials: Spring ConferenceEmbassy Suites, Charleston, West Virginia, May 17, 2019
- Presentation: Empowering West Virginia’s School Districts: Developments from the Legislature’s 2019 Regular Session by Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia School Board Association: Regional MeetingChief Logan Conference Center, Logan, West Virginia, May 15, 2019
- Presentation: Empowering West Virginia’s School Districts: Developments from the Legislature’s 2019 Regular Session by Richard S. BoothbyWest Virginia School Board Association: Regional MeetingSummersville Convention Center, Summersville, West Virginia, May 9, 2019
- Presentation: Empowering West Virginia’s School Districts: Developments from the Legislature’s 2019 Regular Session by Laura L. SuttonWest Virginia School Board Association: Regional MeetingSouth Branch Inn, Romney, West Virginia, May 2, 2019
- Presentation: Employee Handbooks by Laura L. SuttonWest Virginia Association of School Human Resource Officials: Spring ConferenceMercer County Technical Education Center, Princeton, West Virginia, April 25, 2019
- Presentation: Conducting Investigations in the Public Schools: Lawful and Effective Investigation Techniques and Tips by Richard S. BoothbyWest Virginia Association of School Human Resource Officials: Spring ConferenceMercer County Technical Education Center, Princeton, West Virginia, April 25, 2019
- Presentation: Handling the Intersection between Employee Leave, FMLA and ADA by Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Association of School Human Resource Officials: Spring ConferenceMercer County Technical Education Center, Princeton, West Virginia, April 25, 2019
- Presentation: How to Handle False Allegations: Responding to Allegations Against Employees by Rebecca M. TinderWest Virginia Association of School Human Resource Officials: Spring ConferenceMercer County Technical Education Center, Princeton, West Virginia, April 25, 2019
- Presentation: Empowering West Virginia’s School Districts: Developments from the Legislature’s 2019 Regular Session by Kimberly S. CroyleWest Virginia School Board Association: Regional MeetingCanaan Valley Conference Center, Davis, West Virginia, April 25, 2019
- Presentation: Empowering West Virginia’s School Districts: Developments from the Legislature’s 2019 Regular Session by Richard S. BoothbyWest Virginia School Board Association: Regional MeetingWest Virginia University at Parkersburg, Parkersburg, West Virginia, April 17, 2019
- Presentation: West Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act by Richard S. Boothby, Joshua A. Cottle and Kimberly S. CroyleWest Virginia Executive Secretaries AssociationBowles Rice LLP, Charleston, West Virginia, February 15, 2019
- Presentation: School Board Meeting Issues by Rebecca M. Tinder and Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Executive Secretaries AssociationBowles Rice LLP, Charleston, West Virginia, February 15, 2019
- Presentation: Stay in Your Lane: Board Member Roles, Responsibilities & Best Practices by Rebecca M. Tinder and Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia School Board Association: Winter ConferenceCharleston Marriott Town Center, Charleston, West Virginia, February 15, 2019
- Presentation: Board Conduct and Parliamentary Procedure by Howard Seufer, Jr.Multi-District Board of Education Member Training (Calhoun, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Tyler, Wirt, Wood County Boards of Education)WVU-P, Parkersburg, West Virginia, December 4, 2018
- Presentation: "Hot Topics in School Personnel Law" by Richard S. Boothby, Canon B. Hill and Laura L. SuttonWest Virginia Association of School Human Resource Officials: Fall ConferenceThe Blennerhassett Hotel, Parkersburg, West Virginia, October 25, 2018
- Presentation: We the People, the Citizens and the Constitution by Rebecca M. TinderWest Virginia Summit for Educational Excellence: Science, Arts and Social Studies AcademyBridgeport Conference Center, Bridgeport, West Virginia, July 20, 2018
- Presentation: A Focus on the School Board President by Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia School Board Association: President’s RetreatCanaan Valley Resort, Canaan Valley, West Virginia, July 20, 2018
- Presentation: What Public School Leaders Ought to Know About Recent Legislation and Related Legal Developments by Rebecca M. TinderWest Virginia Association for Pupil TransportationGlade Springs Conference Center, Daniels, West Virginia, July 19, 2018
- Presentation: Welcome to the World of West Virginia School Law! by Canon B. Hill and Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia School Board Association: 2018 New Board Member OrientationMorgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place, Morgantown, West Virginia, June 26, 2018
- Presentation: What Public School Leaders Ought to Know About Recent Legislation and Related Legal Developments by Howard Seufer, Jr. and Laura SuttonWest Virginia Association of School Administrators: Summer ConferenceStonewall Resort, Roanoke, West Virginia, June 22, 2018
- Presentation: A Quick Legal Update, and Legal Forecast, for the Personnel Office by Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Association of School Administrators: Summer ConferenceStonewall Resort, Roanoke, West Virginia, June 21, 2018
- Presentation: Meeting the Challenge: Legal Issues and Updates for the Assistant Principal by Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Association of Secondary School PrincipalsThe Greenbrier Resort, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, March 20, 2018
- Presentation: Developments, Deadlines, Delays, Duties, Details, Disclosure by Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Executive Secretaries AssociationCharleston Marriott Town Center, Charleston, West Virginia, February 16, 2018
- Presentation: Educating, Speculating, Instigating by Kimberly S. Croyle and Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Association of School AdministratorsBridgeport Conference Center, Bridgeport, West Virginia, January 26, 2018
- Presentation: Open Meetings and Setting Agendas by Rebecca M. TinderWest Virginia Municipal League ConferenceEmbassy Suites, Charleston, West Virginia, January 21, 2018
- Presentation: FMLA Basics by Richard S. Boothby and Rebecca M. TinderWest Virginia Association of School Human Resource Officials Fall Conference 2017Cabell County Transportation Complex Training Center, Huntington, West Virginia, October 27, 2017
- Presentation: What Administrators Need to Know About Recent Legislation and Other Legal Developments, by Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Association of School Administrators: Summer ConferenceStonewall Resort, Roanoke, West Virginia, June 23, 2017
- Presentation: Empowering West Virginia’s School Districts: Developments From the Legislature’s 2017 Regular Session, by Howard Seufer, Jr. and Rebecca M. TinderWest Virginia School Board Association: Conference on LegislationBridgeport Conference Center, Bridgeport, West Virginia, June 10, 2017
- Presentation: Highlights of Legislation Enacted at the 2017 Regular Session Affecting Public Education in West Virginia, by Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Association of School Business Officials: 2017 Spring ConferenceEmbassy Suites, Charleston, West Virginia, May 19, 2017
- Presentation: Good Governance – Ethics as Practice, Not Just Compliance, by Howard Seufer, Jr.WVU Community Leadership AcademyMarriott Morgantown at Waterfront Place, Morgantown, West Virginia, April 20, 2017
- Presentation: Legal Issues for Assistant Principals, by Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Association of Secondary School PrincipalsStonewall Resort, Roanoke, West Virginia, March 21, 2017
- Presentation: To Recommend or Not Recommend: The County Superintendent’s Role in Recommending Actions to be Taken by County Boards, by Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia School Board Association: Winter ConferenceCharleston Marriott Town Center, Charleston, West Virginia, February 25, 2017
- Presentation: Legitimizing Board Members; Legitimizing Superintendents: Issues and Answers, by Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Executive Secretaries AssociationCharleston Marriott Town Center, Charleston, West Virginia, February 24, 2017
- Presentation: Moving Forward. Together., by Howard Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Legislators’ Forum on Education and the EconomyMarriott Morgantown at Waterfront Place, Morgantown, West Virginia, January 26, 2017
- Presentation: The Pains of Payroll, by Rebecca M. TinderWV Association of School Business OfficialsCanaan Valley Resort State Park, Davis, West Virginia, October 14, 2016
- Presentation: Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse!, by Kimberly S. Croyle and Rebecca M. TinderWV Association of School Business OfficialsCanaan Valley Resort State Park, Davis, West Virginia, October 14, 2016
- Presentation: Don’t “Leave” Me Hanging by Richard S. BoothbyWV Association of School Business OfficialsCanaan Valley Resort State Park, Davis, West Virginia, October 12, 2016
- Presentation: Animals in Public Spaces, by Rebecca M. TinderWV State Bar Government Lawyers CommitteeState Bar Center, August 9, 2016
- Presentation: We The People, by Rebecca TinderWest Virginia Social Studies ConferenceErickson Alumni Center, Morgantown, West Virginia, June 15, 2016
- Presentation: Lawyers as Leaders in the Community by Rebecca M. TinderWV Bar Foundation Lawyer Leadership InstituteStonewall Resort, Roanoke, West Virginia, May 14, 2016
- Presentation: Where ARE these people? Leave Issues and Answers, by Richard S. Boothby and Rebecca M. TinderWest Virginia Association of School Business Officials: Annual Spring ConferenceEmbassy Suites, Charleston, West Virginia, May 10, 2016
- Presentation: Video Recordings: What You Need to Know, by Rebecca TinderWest Virginia Department of Education Office of School Transportation: Spring 2016 WorkshopWingate by Wyndham, Bridgeport, West Virginia, April 12, 2016
- Presentation: Let's Improve! Service Personnel Evaluations, by Rebecca TinderWest Virginia Department of Education Office of School Transportation: Spring 2016 WorkshopWingate by Wyndham, Bridgeport, West Virginia, April 12, 2016
- Presentation: Recent Legislation and Legal Developments Affecting Public Education, by Rebecca M. TinderWest Virginia Association for Pupil Transportation: Annual ConferenceThe Resort at Glade Springs, Daniels, West Virginia, July 14, 2015
- Presentation: Legal Issues, by Rebecca M. TinderWest Virginia Association of School Facility Administration: Annual ConferenceMorgantown Event Center, Morgantown, West Virginia, July 13, 2015
- Presentation: Lawyers as Leaders in the Community, by Rebecca M. TinderLawyer Leadership Institute, WV Bar Foundation: Annual ConferenceStonewall Resort, Roanoke, West Virginia, May 16, 2015
- Presentation: Another Truancy Problem: How the AIA Empowers School Districts to Correct Delays and Absenteeism in Construction, by Marc Monteleone, Ken Webb and Mark AdkinsWest Virginia Association of School Business Officials: Annual ConferenceEmbassy Suites Charleston, Charleston, West Virginia, May 12, 2015
- Presentation: State Board Policy 4373 & West Virginia Safe Schools Act Student Discipline Processes, by Richard S. BoothbyWest Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals: Assistant Principals ConferenceStonewall Resort, Roanoke, West Virginia, March 24, 2015
- Presentation: Helping Your Superintendent Address Common Employment Law Issues, by The Bowles Rice Education Law GroupWest Virginia Executive Secretaries Association: Annual ConferenceCharleston Marriott Town Center, Charleston, West Virginia, February 21, 2015
- Presentation: The Vagaries of County Board Participation in Social Networking, by Richard S. Boothby and Rebecca M. TinderWest Virginia School Board Association: Annual November MeetingStonewall Resort, Roanoke, West Virginia, November 8, 2014
- Presentation: Recent Legislation and Legal Developments Affecting Public Education, by Rebecca M. TinderWest Virginia Association for Pupil Transportation: Annual ConferenceSnowshoe Mountain Resort, Snowshoe, West Virginia, July 14, 2014
- Presentation: The Role of the County Board of Education President in West Virginia, by Rebecca M. TinderWest Virginia School Board Association: Presidents RetreatThe Resort at Glade Springs, Daniels, West Virginia, July 11, 2014
Articles & Alerts
- Bowles Rice, November 4, 2021
- Bowles Rice, May 2020
- Bowles Rice, May 13, 2020
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, March 6, 2020
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, March 2, 2020
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, February 20, 2020
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, February 14, 2020
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, February 7, 2020
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, January 24 and January 31, 2020
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, January 17, 2020
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, January 10, 2020
- Bowles Rice, July 19, 2019
- Bowles Rice, May 31, 2019
- Special Ed Connection®, April 9, 2019
- Special Ed Connection®, April 9, 2019
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, March 1, 2019
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, February 22, 2019
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, February 14, 2019
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, February 8, 2019
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, February 1, 2019
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, January 25, 2019
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, January 18, 2019
- Bowles Rice, August 2018
- Special Ed Connection, June 14, 2018
- Special Ed Connection - LRP Publications, May 10, 2018
- Bowles Rice, May 9, 2018
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, March 9, 2018
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, March 2, 2018
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, February 15, 2018
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, February 9, 2018
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, February 2, 2018
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, January 26, 2018
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, January 19, 2018
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, January 12, 2018
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, December 15, 2017
- Bowles Rice, June 12, 2017
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, April 2017
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, March 2017
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, March 2017
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, February 2017
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, January 2017
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, December 2016
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, October 2016
- West Virginia School Board Association, Summer 2016
- Special Ed Connection, June 1, 2016
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, March 2016
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, March 2016
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, February 2016
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, February 2016
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, January 2016
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- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, January 2016
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, March 2015
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, March 2015
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, November 2014
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, August 2014
- Bowles Rice, Summer 2014
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, July 2014
- Education Law Alert, 2014
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, May 2014
- West Virginia State Bar Practice Handbook, April 2014
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, April 2014
- Bowles Rice, Summer 2013
- Education Law Alert, 2013
- Education Law Alert, April 26, 2013
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, April 2013
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, April 2013
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, March 2013
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, February 2013
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, January 2013
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, December 2012
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, September 2012
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, May 2012
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, February 2012
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, September 2011
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, September 2011
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, July 2011
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, March 2011
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, February 2011
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, January 2011
- American Association of School Administrators, October 2007
- Leadership Insider: Practical Perspectives on School Law & Policy, August 2006
- Ohio State Law Journal, 2002
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Representative Published and Memorandum Decisions
- Monongalia County Board of Education v. American Federation of Teachers – West Virginia, AFL-CIO, No. 15-0662, 2016 WL 6560057 (2016) (RESA interventionists in the schools)
- Yatauro v. Calhoun County Board of Education, No. 15-0903, 2016 WL 5030280 (2016) (state-ordered contract reductions without hearings)
- Lemasters v. Jackson County Board of Education, No. 15-0339, 2016 WL 2977336 (2016) (teacher duty outside the school day)
- Adkins v. Cabell County Board of Education, No. 14-1213, 2016 WL 3435749 (2016) (accused felon’s suspension)
- Sayre v. Mason County Board of Education, No. 15-0336, 2016 WL 143435 (2016) (lengthening the workday)
- Williams v. Raleigh County Board of Education, No. 14-0958, 2015 WL 6181485 (2015) (service employee reclassification)
- Grace v. Mingo County Board of Education, No. 15-0525, 2016 WL 870597 (2016) (reinstating withdrawn grievance)
- Smith v. Berkeley County Board of Education, No. 15-0062, 2015 WL 7628692 (2015) (administrative fact finding)
- Staats v. Jackson County Board of Education, No. 15-0227, 2015 WL 6181438 (2015) (hours worked)
- Smith v. Berkeley County Board of Education, No. 14-0851, 2015 WL 2364292 (2015) (unemployment compensation and "other gross conduct")
- Bowyer v. Fayette County Board of Education, No. 14-0261 2014 WL 6607691(2014) (filling aide/autism mentor vacancies)
- Board of Education of Webster County v. Hanna, 234 W. Va. 196, 764 S.E.2d 356 (2014) (voluntary resignation without duress)
- Patterson v. Board of Education of the County of Raleigh, 231 W.Va. 129, 744 S.E.2d 239 (2013) (uniformity of pay and benefits)
- Anderson v. Board of Education of the County of Gilmer, No. 11-1235 2012 WL 5834898 (2012) (student attendance areas)
- Shumate v. Raleigh County Board of Education, No. 11-1298 2012 WL 4448747 (2012) (filling professional extracurricular assignments)
- Watkins v. McDowell County Board of Education, 229 W.Va. 500, 729 S.E.2d 822 (2012) (employee discipline)
- Martin v. Barbour County. Board of Education, 228 W.Va. 238, 719 S.E.2d 406 (2011) (modifying coach compensation)
- Boards of Education v. Public Employees Insurance Agency, No. 11-0243 2011 WL 9373981 (2011) (OPEB)
- Brown v. Cabell County Board of Education, 714 F.Supp.2d 587 (S.D. W. Va., 2010) (student speech)
- Alderman v. Pocahontas County Board of Education, 223 W.Va. 431, 675 S.E.2d 907, (2009) (employee speech)
- State ex rel. Board of Education of County of Putnam v. Beane, 224 W. Va. 31, 680 S.E.2d 46 (2009) (circuit court jurisdiction)
- Jones v. West Virginia State Board of Education, 218 W.Va. 52, 622 S.E.2d 289 (2005) (homeschooled children and athletics)
- Bragg v. Swanson, 371 F. Supp. 2d 814 (S.D.W. Va. 2005) (banning confederate flag t-shirts)
- Board of Education of the County of Randolph v. Scott, 217 W. Va. 128, 617 S.E.2d 478 (2005) (hiring aides/LPNs)
- Wines v. Jefferson County Board of Education, 213 W.Va. 379, 582 S.E.2d 826 (2003) (discharging substitutes)
- City of Benwood v. Board of Education of the County of Marshall, 212 W.Va. 436, 573 S.E.2d 347 (2002) (school closing)
- State ex rel. McGraw v. Burton, 212 W. Va. 23, 569 S.E.2d 99 (2002) (higher education legal counsel)
- Baker v. Hancock County Board of Education, 207 W.Va. 513, 534 S.E.2d 378 (2000) (continuing versus probationary contracts)
- Stewart v. Alsop, 207 W.Va. 430, 533 S.E.2d 362 (2000) (venue of actions against State Board)
- Flint v. Harrison County Board of Education, 207 W.Va. 251, 531 S.E.2d 76 (1999) (uniformity of employee benefits)
- Karr v. Board of Education of County of Jackson, 2003 W.Va. 100, 506 S.E.2d 355 (1998) (filling teacher vacancies)
- Pendleton Citizens for Community Schools v. Marockie, 203 W.Va. 310, 507 S.E.2d 673 (1998) (rural school consolidation)
- Ronnie Lee S. v. Mingo County Board of Education, 201 W.Va. 667, 500 S.E.2d 292 (1997) (exhaustion of IDEA remedies)
- Leake by Shreve v. Berkeley County Board of Education, 965 F.Supp. 838 (N.D.W.Va., 1997) (IDEA statute of limitations)
- Phillip Leon M. v. Greenbrier County Board of Education, 199 W.Va. 400, 484 S.E.2d 909 (1996) (alternative education)
- Peck v. Upshur County Board of Education, 941 F. Supp. 1478 (N.D.W. Va. 1996) (distributing religious literature)
- Hanson v. Mineral County Board of Education, 198 W.Va. 6, 479 S.E.2d 305 (1996) (settlement agreements between school boards and employees)
- Boner v. Kanawha County Board of Education, 197 W.Va. 176, 475 S.E.2d 176 (1996) (independent contractors)
- Byrd v. Mercer County Board of Education, 196 W.Va. 1, 467 S.E.2d 142 (1995) (excess levies)
- Doe v. Alfred, 906 F. Supp. 1092 (S.D.W. Va. 1995) (exhaustion of administrative remedies under IDEA)
- State ex rel Board of Education of Kanawha County v. Caperton, 190 W.Va. 652, 441 S.E.2d 373 (1994) (governor’s restoration of budget cuts)
- Triggs v. Berkeley County Board of Education, 188 W.Va. 435, 425 S.E.2d 111 (1992) (professional employee seniority)
- Board of Education of County of Wood v. Enoch, 186 W.Va. 712, 414 S.E.2d 630 (1992) (extended year employment)
- State ex rel. Melchiori v. Board of Education of County of Marshall, 188 W.Va. 575, 425 S.E.2d 251 (1992) (professional RIF “bumping”)
- Lincoln County Board of Education v. Adkins, 188 W.Va. 430, 424 S.E.2d 775 (1992) (teacher planning periods)
- Winkler v. State School Building Authority, 189 W.Va. 748, 434 S.E.2d 420 (1990) (School Building Authority bonds)
- Brown v. Wood County Board of Education, 184 W.Va. 205, 400 S.E.2d 213 (1990) (teacher evaluations)
- Keith D. v. Ball, 177 W.Va. 93, 350 S.E.2d 720 (1986) (student discipline)
- Thomas v. Staats, 633 F.Supp. 797 (1985) (statute of limitations)