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RobbinsFreed is one of very few law firms with attorneys experienced in charter school law. Alexa Ross has represented the nation’s leading charter school management companies, including Edison Schools, KIPP Schools, Imagine Schools, and Atlanta’s first charter school, Charles R. Drew. Our representation is comprehensive, including every aspect of planning and operating charter schools:

Charter School Vision and Mission
Funding
Petitions
Enrollment
School Governance
Student Discipline
Liability For Student and Staff Actions
Educating Students with Disabilities
Employment and Personnel Matters

Alexa has significant experience advising and representing charter schools and school districts in matters regarding educating students with disabilities. For example, Alexa represented the school district in Mandy S. v. Fulton County School District, 205 F.Supp.2d 1358 (2000), aff’d, 273 F.3d 1114 (11th Cir. (Ga.) Sept. 05, 2001) (Table, No.00-15160), in which the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals established the statute of limitations for claims arising under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act and issued important holdings regarding a school district’s obligations to educate a student with severe traumatic brain injury.