Your kid was expelled from their school, whether elementary, middle or high school. The deed is done. What can parents do for this student who is now adrift, out of their school district on expulsion? Take a Moment to Grieve If Needed Losing the ability to attend your neighborhood school
When can students be held back (aka retained) in California public schools? What grades could this occur and what are the legal mandates? California Schools Hate To Retain Kids Schools won’t often retain a student. I don’t know why, it just seems schools would rather pass kids through, despite some
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 to shove in California schools. Some of these rights may come as a surprise to parents who are being
Has the worst happened- your child has been expelled from school? And, now the student has been assigned to a continuation school? Do expelled students have any other attendance options? Expulsion Order Lists School the Student Can Attend A student’s expulsion order or the agreement a parent signs (stipulated expulsion)
Religion and religious instruction in the schools generally does not occur based on the doctrine of separation of church and state. But, can a parent provide religious instruction during school hours to a student for which they receive essentially an EXCUSE to be away from school that will not make
Sometimes students are just not at the right school, but their parents like the school district they live in and want to keep the students in it. There are district processes in place to achieve this goal, but certain requirements must be met. Some options available to parents include open enrollment
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
What school district a student is a legal “resident” of for school attendance purposes is usually a simple matter isn’t it? Where does one live and what does the online map say? It is not always so easy. Sometimes school residency and where a student can attend can become a
Under both California and federal law, schools CANNOT make drugging students a condition of kids attending school. This means that if a student is alleged to have “behavior issues” there is no requirement parents seek out a mind-altering substance to control them in the classroom. Despite this, there is often
Being labelled a “truant” (a student breaching the laws mandating school attendance) can be devastating to a family. The truancy process may lead to uncomfortable meetings with school officials or even a School Attendance Review Board (SARB) hearing with a rigorous contract imposed on the family and eventually, court action.
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