Appealing A School Expulsion: When Does Filing Make Sense?
July 30, 2014
Parents may sometimes feel like they are in the Twilight Zone, when it comes to school expulsions. One day, life is rosy, a student at home has a 4.0 gpa
Parents may sometimes feel like they are in the Twilight Zone, when it comes to school expulsions. One day, life is rosy, a student at home has a 4.0 gpa
Parents may be surprised upon receiving a phone call that a student was being suspended or expelled for providing a “drug” to another student. What if later, the purported “drug,”
Lies harm people and their reputations. Malicious lies can cause some people to end up in jail, and others to lose a job or piles of money. But what about
After a student is suspended from school for a serious offense, sometimes parents are told they have to attend another meeting before the student can return to school. This initial
Expulsion from school can be devastating for students. The expelled child may not be able to return to a regular school, is denied access to district or school activities, and
Occasionally my clients take their very valuable time and write what we call “Success Stories.” These are little descriptions or comments about their education matter and my involvement. I have
Parent and student expulsion lawyer Michelle Ball has assisted parents since the 1990s with expulsion and suspension problems and negotiating student-positive outcomes. As an education attorney in Sacramento, Michelle helps
It has been a VERY busy year for my office, as our clients come from all across California and issues run the gamut. So, I thought I would reflect on
Students need all the help they can get to win a school expulsion hearing. One of my favorite cases to attack expulsion hearings, particularly on appeal, is John A. v.
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 Has a student you know been alleged to have committed a sexual battery and is up for school expulsion? “Sexual
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