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How To Prepare For And Write Enforceable 504 Plans

A 504 plan is a key document for disabled students who may not qualify for special education.  However, drafting these plans can be confusing and execution flawed due to lack of clarity.  As such, it is critical that parents know how to develop a proper 504 plan with their school.

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College Professor Targeting Students Unfairly? What Can A Student Do?

Colleges can be tricky places to navigate.  They are especially tricky when a university student encounters a professor who acts in inappropriate ways toward the student, such as by targeting them for termination or retaliating against the student for perceived offenses against the professor.  College students often won’t take action

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Bullying Investigations And Prevention Can’t Be Avoided By Schools

School bullying can be very destructive and even deadly, if not addressed promptly. Schools are in the best position to investigate and prevent student bullying as often bullying occurs on school campuses. Parents and students must learn about school obligations to stop and resolve student bullying. School Bullying Investigations Are

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Knife Expulsions Must Meet Legal Definition Of A “Knife”

Many students are suspended or placed up for school expulsion for possession of knives. Although what a “knife” is, seems somewhat obvious, which weapons or dangerous objects actually legally count as “knives” for purpose of expulsion is defined in the Education Code. The legal definition is important, as some things

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Disgusting School Bathrooms? Complain To The School Principal

Have you ever walked into the school bathrooms your children use at school?  As often schools have separate staff/adult and student bathrooms (a wise choice), probably not.  The condition of student bathrooms may therefore be a big mystery!   Questions About Student Bathrooms Do you know if the school bathrooms

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What is the Definition of Special Education in California?

Hundreds of thousands of parents have students in special education, but do not really know what the definition of “special education” is. There IS an actual, specific, legal definition, of “special education” outlined in both state and federal law. California’s Definition of Special Education Per California Education Code 56031(a) “Special

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Suspension For Profanity At School? It’s Supposed To Be Habitual

By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 Parents can be shocked when they receive a call stating a student is being suspended for five days for saying a bad word at school.  I have seen a lot of student discipline matters centered around language, including swear words. However,

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How To Get Readmitted To Public School After Expulsion

School expulsion is traumatizing and awful.  Once the worst happens and an expulsion is imposed, do students just get automatic reentry into their local school when the time period is over?  How do they return?  Are there steps?  The terms of the student’s expulsion determine what will happen and precisely

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Discipline For Student Possession of Nicotine or Tobacco

Talk to many in our culture today about nicotine or vaping products and the public schools and you may hear:  “So what, the kid’s smoking, isn’t that something every teen does?”  Not really, and if a student uses or possesses nicotine, vaping or e-cigarette products, they should not have them at

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Must-Know Essentials For Filing A College Punishment Appeal

College punishment can come swiftly and harshly, ending with a suspension or even an expulsion for minor student activities.  Even in the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) college systems, the discipline can be unfair and result in an unjust outcome.  As such, a prompt internal (within the

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