Frank Kemerer teaches education law at the University of San Diego
as a Professor-in-Residence. He has been researching and teaching
education law for over thirty-five years at universities in New
York, Texas, and California. Included among his books are the legal
text Constitutional Rights and Student Life (West Publishing
Company 1979), School Choice and Social Controversy (Brookings
Institution Press 1999), School Choice Tradeoffs (University of
Texas Press 2002), and The Educators' Guide to Texas School Law
(University of Texas Press 2010, seventh edition). Professor
Kemerer received his Ph.D. in educational administration and policy
analysis from Stanford University with a law minor from Stanford
Law School in 1975. He also received his AB and MA from Stanford
and served as a researcher at the Center for Educational Research
at Stanford.
Peter Sansom is a partner with Sansom Willis Arrowsmith LLP, an
education law firm in California. His primary area of practice is
representing school districts regarding issues under Section 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act and the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act. He has successfully represented school districts in
administrative due process hearings, federal district courts, and
before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He
stresses preventive legal advice and is a frequent presenter on a
wide range of topics relevant to special education law. He also has
authored articles on student discipline and a publication regarding
the California Tort Claims Act. He received his law degree from the
University of San Diego.
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