Are there lawyers that specialize in going after private schools?

[Anonymous]

Just wondering.

[Anonymous]

Going after them for what?

[Anonymous]

My guess is no. When you enroll, you sign a very one-sided agreement that protects the school, so there’s probably not a lot of success in suing private schools. If you don’t like your school, you should just leave. We transferred our kids out of a school we weren’t happy with and moved them to a school with a culture we were more aligned with. It was a great decision and much easier than fighting with the old school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My guess is no. When you enroll, you sign a very one-sided agreement that protects the school, so there’s probably not a lot of success in suing private schools. If you don’t like your school, you should just leave. We transferred our kids out of a school we weren’t happy with and moved them to a school with a culture we were more aligned with. It was a great decision and much easier than fighting with the old school.

There is absolutely no way of knowing if you'd be able to sue the school without knowing what the grievance is.

[Anonymous]

Maybe…drive down 95 until finally there is a lawyer advertising that they go after private schools.

[Anonymous]

PP's are correct that there is a one-sided contract that makes it hard to go after the schools. But also correct that nobody can tell you anything without knowing more about your case.
There have been well known suits against Landon and Nysmith in recent years. You should google those to cases and consider contacting the plaintiff's attorney in each of those.

[Anonymous]

It depends OP

Abuse, yes, there are lawyers.
Failed acadmics promises not so much.

[Anonymous]

Keep in mind that schools do care a lot about their reputation and don't want the bad publicity of a lawsuit. On the other hand, families care about their kid's reputation too and often don't want the messy facts of their situation in a public filing that all the other kids (and parents) at the school can download and gossip about. So both sides are playing a game of chicken. But if you can find a ballsy lawyer who will posture to the school that their reputation risk is worse then yours, that may give you some leverage.

[Anonymous]

Abuse, neglect, antisemitism, yes/maybe. To get tuition back, no.

[Anonymous]

Is there a cause of action for not publishing the third trimester honor role?