Maree Sneed's practice involves advising school districts, educational associations, and private companies in the education sector on a wide range of state and federal legal issues, including those involving the U.S. Constitution, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX, and the Magnet School Assistance Project.
Maree has been involved in litigating on behalf of school districts in both state and federal courts and recently was counsel of record in two Supreme Court cases, Schaffer v. Weast and PICS v. Seattle School District No. 1. She also has counseled school districts on the development of policies and plans for English Language Learner students and racial and sexual harassment. She has assisted school districts in developing court-ordered and voluntary student assignment plans, and magnet plans and policies, including those that comply with the requirements of the federal Magnet Schools Assistance Project.
Maree is on the faculty of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and serves as a board member and secretary of the National School Boards Foundation. Before attending law school, she taught at the high school level. She was also a secondary school principal, assistant principal, and supervisor of gifted and alternative programs in the Montgomery County Public Schools.
Representative Experience
Representation of school districts in major school desegregation cases, including in negotiation of consent decrees and in unitary status analysis and proceedings.
Representation of Baton Rouge community leaders successful effort in assisting in the resolution of the East Baton Rouge school desegregation case, which was the oldest desegregation case in the country.
Representation of school districts in investigations conducted by the Department of Justice and the Office for Civil Rights, including investigations of English Language Learner, special education programs, and Title IX allegations.
Representation of school districts in development and implementation of major policies, including for opening and closing schools, revising attendance boundaries, and ensuring equal educational opportunities.
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