Education Law

Our education attorneys have developed a lengthy set of credentials in serving educational institutions throughout the state at both the K-12 and higher education levels.

Sturgill Turner serves the legal needs of numerous K-12 school districts and higher education institutions. Our firm has been appointed to act as panel counsel to represent colleges and universities insured by United Educators Insurance Risk Retention Group, Inc.—the nation’s largest insurer of higher education institutions. Sturgill Turner is also on the panel of defense attorneys for the Kentucky School Board Insurance Trust.

Sturgill Turner’s service to schools, colleges and universities includes advice and representation in all aspects of education law including:

• Board Attorney services
• Model Procurement Code issues, including Multi-Media Rights contracts
• State and federal civil rights laws including:
  • Title VII
  • Title IX
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
  • Kentucky Civil Rights Act

• Student health care issues
• Teacher/faculty tenure, performance, discipline and dismissal
• Student discipline
• Special Education and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
• Athletics, including coaches’ contracts
• Constitutional claims, such as:
  • Free speech
  • Separation of church and state
  • Search and seizure issues
  • Due process of law

• Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Open Meetings and Open Records
• School accidents/injuries and worker’s compensation
• Litigation prevention practices and audits
• Internal investigation
• Whistleblower/retaliation cases
• HIPAA compliance

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