If a student goes through a school expulsion hearing in California and is unsatisfied with the results (e.g. they lose and are expelled), parents must act quickly to appeal the
Bullying. This is a bad word. Bullying of a student is not allowed in schools, right? But what if the bully is a teacher or school staff member? What can
If a public school student suffers from disabilities, and wants to participate in sports or extracurricular activities, issues may arise if school staff don’t know what to do or are
Special education can be confusing for parents. There is so very much to know. For example, what if a student has a lot of trouble, and the school offers a
Various college degrees come with requirements that students must attend and be successful in a college clinical or internship to graduate. A clinical is an unpaid internship where a student
Parents have frequent issues getting student 504 Plans (disability accommodations plans) enforced and accommodations implemented for disabled students. What can a parent do? Are 504 Plans Merely Symbolic? Based on
Parents involved in fighting a school expulsion can be confused with the process and language of school expulsions. One key expulsion term to know is “SUSPENDED EXPULSION. ” Agreeing to
As a student expulsion lawyer, I hear a lot of depressing expulsion stories from parents. One of the questions which comes up in school expulsion matters is whether, if the parent
What are your rights as a California public school parent? California Education Code section 51101 has a handy list of some public school parents’ rights for use when push comes
What is a school behavior contract and why could such a student behavior contract be good for a student? What is a School Behavior Contract? A school behavior contract is
Everyone knows that schools can control student disruption on campuses, and this includes disruption from students using their phones. What can schools limit and how can students gain additional access
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 What happens if a student is denied denied the right to walk at their commencement exercise (aka graduation ceremony)? Do
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