Clients turn to us to assist them with a wide range of personnel matters involving classified, certificated/academic, and management employees.  We have extensive experience in personnel matters for school districts, county offices of education, and community colleges.  SCLS assists clients with layoffs, reassignments and transfers, employee discipline, unlawful discrimination complaints, sexual harassment prevention training, proper determination of temporary, probationary, or permanent status, and other personnel matters.

SCLS attorneys assist clients with governance issues including Brown Act compliance, ethics, proper handling of any conflicts, board member elections and vacancies, district organization, and responding to Public Records Act requests.  We work closely with clients when particular governance issues arise, and we offer workshops on governance topics to help our clients comply with governance requirements.

SCLS helps clients with student-related issues at both the K-12 and community college levels.  We address issues such as student discipline, students’ rights, student safety, interdistrict transfers, school site administration, and other student issues.  SCLS attorneys are available to draft or review student-related district policies and regulations/procedures, draft or review letters to students or parents, consult on student discipline decisions, represent clients in hearings or interdistrict appeals, and provide other services.  SCLS also offers workshops on student issues and school site administration.