When can students be held back (aka retained) in California public schools? What grades could this occur and what are the legal mandates? California Schools Hate To Retain Kids Schools won’t often retain a student. I don’t know why, it just seems schools would rather pass kids through, despite some
Parents hold the rights to access student records most of their child’s education. But what happens when a student turns 18 or enters college? Do parents lose all rights to access the student’s education and school records? Maybe not. Records Rights Until 18 or Entering College Up until a student
The worst has happened. You have been terminated from your college major or degree program due to academics or unmet standards. The college has said you can switch to a new major, or must take some steps prior to reapplying to the same major or degree. You are not “expelled”
Student cell phones are often searched by school officials (with consent or without it) to gather information in student discipline proceedings or to search for crimes alleged. Can parents or students refuse a search of a cell phone, computer, tablet or other electronic device? Yes! Generally, unless there is a
If a student has entered a new school district on an interdistrict transfer, it may be cause for celebration. However, what if a parent receives a revocation letter? What can a student have their interdistrict transfer revoked for and how sudden can this occur? Interdistrict Transfer Approvals Depend On Districts
Here is how parents can mess up their interactions at a student’s school. These are examples of what not to do at meetings, near or around school, on campus, etc. Parents have to keep themselves under control at school or things don’t go well. Don’t Yell At School Staff Parents
Expulsion from a college or university should be avoided if at all possible. But what if a postsecondary student is actually expelled from their school? What happens now? Exclusion From College And System If a student is expelled from a college in the CSU (California State University) system of the
Ever wondered everything a student can be suspended or expelled for in California public schools (see Cal Education Codes 48900-48915)? Here is a complete list of the reasons a public elementary, junior high or high school can legally expel or suspend students for, per state code. Suspension or Expulsion for
CIF, or the California Interscholastic Federation, which controls all high school student sports in California can be very difficult to deal with and interpret (understatement!). One of the more confusing areas is “hardship” and hardship waivers. Hardship has a simple meaning for reasonable folk, but CIF rules are not reasonable
First, this article is not about “official” CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) sports rules. These are rules parents and student athletes need to remember when trying to comprehend CIF commissioners’ actions, understand CIF student transfer rules and processes, and navigate other CIF rules which just don’t compute. These are MY rules
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