Legal Advocacy
An essential component of PSBA's purpose is advocating the interests of public education in helping to shape law and education policy in front of the legislature, administrative agencies and the courts.
PSBA goes to court for public schools
Choosing the battles
Obviously, budget and staffing limitations don't permit PSBA to become involved in every appeal involving public schools. To be cost effective, PSBA carefully selects cases appropriate for amicus participation based on which cases have the most statewide impact.
How members help
Early alerts from local solicitors about developing cases are critical to success, and opportunities for amicus participation may be lost due to a lack of timely information about procedural deadlines. To request PSBA to consider participating as an amicus, a school entity's solicitor or other counsel should send a written request:
- A summary of the issues presented and why they are of statewide significance
- The procedural status including known filing deadlines
- Copies of pleadings, court opinion or agency adjudication being appealed
Email amicus participation requests to legalservices@psba.org.