The California Interscholastic Federation, aka CIF can be a wee bit problematic for high school athletes. CIF rules have so ...

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Sometimes schools over-suspend students. This may breach a student’s legal rights, as many students are legally entitled to alternative punishments ...

Student Suspension Or Transfer For Academic Dishonesty In High SchoolStudent Suspension Or Transfer For Academic Dishonesty In High School
Lately I have been hearing about high school students being suspended, transferred and punished very harshly for academic dishonesty issues. ...

Good and Bad Things About Student 504 PlansGood and Bad Things About Student 504 Plans
Life is complicated, and it gets even more complicated when parents have new choices to make for students, like whether ...

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Did something big just occur at school to a student in your family? What happened? Is the student accused of ...

Lie To CIF: Get Two Year Ban From Student SportsLie To CIF: Get Two Year Ban From Student Sports
Should you do it? Should you lie on a CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) form as really, after all, no one ...

School Expulsion- The Last Chance To Stop ItSchool Expulsion- The Last Chance To Stop It
School expulsions have many moving parts and are more complex than they may appear. But what REALLY makes an expulsion ...

Social Media, Texting, Schools And Discipline: Students BewareSocial Media, Texting, Schools And Discipline: Students Beware
With the explosion of social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Reddit, WhatsApp, and the like, along ...

Suspension Appeals in Private SchoolsSuspension Appeals in Private Schools
Suspensions are problematic for students. They push a student out of school for an extended time, may result in missed ...

How Does A Student 504 Plan Actually Work?How Does A Student 504 Plan Actually Work?
Has your child recently been placed on a 504 Plan? Or is a student 504 Plan something they had since ...