Okay- everyone knows that fighting at school can get a student in trouble, but what if a teacher is hit ...
Category: Discipline

What Is The 504 Manifestation Process For Students?What Is The 504 Manifestation Process For Students?
Parents of a public school student on a 504 Plan (essentially an accommodations plan for a qualified disabled student) sometimes ...

Students Must Now Be Reported To Police For Homicidal CommunicationsStudents Must Now Be Reported To Police For Homicidal Communications
School officials are mandated to report some students to the police already. However, a new California law now mandates students ...

Parents Right To Witness Statements Used In Student DisciplineParents Right To Witness Statements Used In Student Discipline
Far too frequently, I hear from public school parents that a school will not cough up witness statements used to ...

How To Negotiate A Better School Expulsion OutcomeHow To Negotiate A Better School Expulsion Outcome
Student expulsions from school occur more often than parents might think. Life may be going along smoothly, when a parent ...

Custodial Police Interrogation Of Minors Legally Limited In SchoolsCustodial Police Interrogation Of Minors Legally Limited In Schools
Usually when minor students are in trouble at school, the school administration will interview them. Once in a while, I ...

Title IX Can Force Students Out Of Public School A Long TimeTitle IX Can Force Students Out Of Public School A Long Time
Receiving a sexual harassment complaint or sexual violence allegation can have significant consequences for students. For many years, Title IX ...

Suspended Students May Have Right To HomeworkSuspended Students May Have Right To Homework
It used to be that suspended students could not get homework unless their teachers decided they could. No longer. California ...

Do You Know What These School Punishments Are?Do You Know What These School Punishments Are?
School discipline impacts thousands of students every day. What is the difference between punishments such as suspension, expulsion, detention, activity ...

Can Attorneys Advocate At College Discipline Hearings?Can Attorneys Advocate At College Discipline Hearings?
Is a university suspension or expulsion hearing fast approaching? Is the college really hammering the student involved and the whole ...