The California Interscholastic Federation, aka CIF, can be a wee bit problematic for high school athletes. CIF rules have so ...
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Better Punishments Sometimes Required Before SuspensionBetter Punishments Sometimes Required Before Suspension
Sometimes schools over-suspend students, meaning they suspend students more than they should. This practice may breach a student’s legal rights, ...
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Student Suspension For Academic Dishonesty In High School?Student Suspension For Academic Dishonesty In High School?
Lately I have been hearing about high school students being suspended, transferred and punished harshly for academic dishonesty issues. Is ...
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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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Can Students Get Permission To Have Dangerous Objects?Can Students Get Permission To Have Dangerous Objects?
Typically, any student who has a weapon, knife, or dangerous object at school will be placed up for expulsion or ...
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What To Do First When School Trouble StrikesWhat To Do First When School Trouble Strikes
Did something big just occur at school to a student in your family? What happened? Is the student accused of ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Suspension Appeals in Private Schools- Do Parents Have Rights?Suspension Appeals in Private Schools- Do Parents Have Rights?
Suspensions can be problematic for students at any school, including private schools. They push a student home, may result in ...