The Education Legal Services (ELS) team is dedicated to providing targeted and expert legal advice to schools, local district offices and district departments and units directly related to schools. Our services are designed to keep our clients informed of all legal developments in various areas of education law. Because new laws that affect student education are often confusing and have many conflicting requirements, our team of experienced education law experts provides advice and tools to help our clients interpret and understand school law issues. Our mission is to use our experience, knowledge and specialized skills to support and advance the LAUSD. We provide effective and proactive legal advice and quality representation while creating an ethical environment to support a high-quality learning environment for all students. The Education Legal Services team is committed to providing its clients with the highest quality legal services to support innovative and high-quality teaching, access for all students and fair treatment of all students and staff. Welcome to the official website of the Los Angeles Unified School District, Office of the General Counsel. The Los Angeles Unified School District`s Office of the General Counsel (OGC) wants to be nothing less than the best law firm in Los Angeles County. The OGC is an ethical and successful legal department with high professional standards and integrity that provides a world-class legal service to teachers, supervisors and administrators who provide world-class legal service to the more than 600,000 district students we train. While leveraging our skills to advise and advise schools and administrative offices, we recognize that our ultimate clients are district students and their families, and work to support the district`s vision that LA Unified will be a progressive global leader in education, providing a dynamic and inspiring learning experience. in which all students graduate successfully. Overall, the ELS team deals with general/specific education and student issues, certified and classified employment issues, review and evaluation of charter petitions, and education reform models. In particular, ELS provides preventive legal advice on a variety of issues related to child abuse reporting, child custody, student discipline, student records and privacy rights, student enrollment, student health and safety, threat assessment; Students with disabilities, Individual Education Program (IEP) sessions and due process hearings, Section 504 and Title IX guidelines, complaints from the California Department of Education (CDE), the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP), and more.
As the second largest school district in our country, LAUSD offers many exciting opportunities. If you want to be part of a team that serves the educational interests of our students, the following resources will help you get started. July 9 and 15. In August 2019, the U.S. District Court approved the agreement between the Los Angeles Unified School District and the plaintiffs to finalize and terminate the amended consent order effective December 31, 2019, and a resolution of claims by a group of intervening parents with respect to MCD. On October 29, 2019, LA Unified filed a class action lawsuit against JUUL, the nation`s largest vaping manufacturer, following the vaping outbreak that is affecting student learning and our district. We strive to provide advice, guidance and support to maximize learning for all students. The Los Angeles Unified School District`s Office of the General Counsel, Compliance and Performance Monitoring (PMO) legal services team has released the “Report on Improving Student Outcomes and Guaranteeing Rights,” which focuses on equity, accessibility to programs, and the free provision of adequate public education. To be the outstanding public law firm driven by innovation, trust and integrity to support effective teaching and learning for all LAUSD students. The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing the best services and education. .
