From the least restrictive environment (LRE) to the 8 Semester Rule, Patricia Lewis provides a comprehensive review of Education Law in California and around the country. Ms. Lewis covers five main areas – special education, high school athletics, private post secondary, bullying, and student privacy. Other topics include IDEA, disabilities, IEPs, due process hearings, C.I.F & other sports governing bodies, transfer eligibility for sports, the regulation of vocational & other private post secondary schools, the student loan promissory note, fraud, the student loan bubble, and the privacy right of children. Case law discussed includes Bingham v. Oregon School Activities Association, J.H. v. L.A. Unified School District, Jennifer C. v. L.A. Unified School District, M.W. v. Panama Buena Vista, and Rim of the World Unified School District v. Superior Court.
Attorney Patty Lewis has practiced in the area of Education Law for over 11 years and she represents high school and college students whose rights have been violated by the educational system.
Practice Areas: Education Law
State Accreditations: California (CA)