In CB v. Garden Grove Unified School District (2009), the Ninth Circuit Court affirmed the United States District Court for the Central District of California’s decision regarding parent reimbursement for placement of a special education student at a non-public agency. This case (hereinafter “Garden Grove”) solidified the rights of parents
In 2011, in Elk Grove, California, a suburb south of Sacramento California, an Elk Grove “E-Tran” bus transporting students was in a traffic accident where three students were injured. According to media reports (e.g. Fox 40 and the Sacramento Bee), the bus driver says the bus was proceeding through a green light and
Schools can be really intolerant and dismissive to parents and students in the student expulsion process. What happens if a school district denies parent and student rights blatantly, or not so blatantly? An Example of Multiple Terrible and Utterly Illegal, but Real, Breaches Parents are often pushed aside in the
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 According to the “Institute for Jewish and Community Research” (IJCR) the University of California has gotten hit with a lawsuit and an investigation by the United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, at two different campuses, for anti-semitic
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 Lake Washington School District v. Office of Superintendent upheld parent and student rights in special education filings and limited a school district’s power to force action. This 2011 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (“Court”) decision was significant for California parents.
According to the Morgan Hills Times (newspaper) the Live Oak High School Vice Principal and Principal involved no longer work in the district, but the case is, thankfully, still moving forward. Just yesterday (February 17, 2011), the students defeated most of the motion to dismiss filed by the school district
Public charter schools are a relatively new concept, but have improved student education in California exponentially. What are they? Are they free? Can anyone enroll? What is a Public Charter School? Let’s break down what “Charter School” means: The word “charter” is a noun that means “a written statement of
The National Association of Educational Science (NAES) released the test results for many of our nation’s children showing a distinct weakness in the sciences. For example of 300 possible points, the average score was between 147-153. If graded in the traditional way, this would be an “F.” The United States
Do parents facing school expulsion really need a specialized education attorney to help a student? Is an expulsion important enough to hire a student-focused lawyer? Are the school and life consequences severe for expelled students? Yes, yes and they can be! Expulsion Lawyers Help Parents Navigate The school expulsion process is
For example, some years ago I met a family whose young son was up for expulsion for positioning his FINGERS to resemble a gun (e.g. the thumb and index finger) and going “pow pow” to another student. For this, the student was UP FOR EXPULSION. When we went to the
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