Mariam came to Bond from the New York City Department of Education, where she worked for 15 years in the Special Education Unit within the Office of General Counsel, including more than eight years in a leadership role as head of the Special Education Unit.
Her practice at Bond includes advising a full range of educational institutions, including public school districts, charter schools, early childhood programs, independent schools, religious schools and institutions of higher education. Her experience with independent schools includes work with nonprofit nonpublic schools approved by the New York State Education Department for private placement (Section 853 schools).
Mariam came to Bond from the New York City Department of Education, where she worked for 15 years in the Special Education Unit within the Office of General Counsel, including more than eight years in a leadership role as head of the Special Education Unit.
Her practice at Bond includes advising a full range of educational institutions, including public school districts, charter schools, early childhood programs, independent schools, religious schools and institutions of higher education. Her experience with independent schools includes work with nonprofit nonpublic schools approved by the New York State Education Department for private placement (Section 853 schools).
Clients seek her guidance on employment issues, liability concerns arising in school settings, student records and privacy matters, admissions practices and other legal and regulatory issues that arise in educational settings and intersect with institutional missions. A significant portion of her practice also focuses on special education and matters involving students with disabilities, including compliance, procedural safeguards, placement and services, discipline issues and related regulatory requirements.
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