Many students are suspended or placed up for school expulsion for possession or brandishing knives. What a “knife” is, is obvious, right? Not so much. What legally counts as a
Parents can be shocked when they receive a call stating a student is being suspended for five days for saying a bad word at school. I have seen a lot
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
Talk to many in our culture today about nicotine or vaping products and the public schools and you may hear: “So what, the kid’s smoking, isn’t that something every teen
What does it take to issue a valid school suspension? Does a student have to DO something, or can they just be near someone who does something? Over the years,
In 2020, students were granted the right to have medical marijuana administered to them in school by their parent or guardian IF formally authorized by their school district. The circumstances
Frequently, parents are can face a terrible situation: a student is up for school discipline, such as expulsion or suspension, for possession or sales of controlled substances, aka drugs. This
School expulsion is NOT something any parent wants their child to endure. To be removed entirely from a school district and to then have to attend a “bad” school is
There are many bases for student discipline. One of those involves fighting (aka “mutual combat”), threats, and/or physical violence to another. Such conduct may or may not get a student
Do you remember the school bully? Or, maybe you have seen movie depictions such as the red haired youth with his raccoon fur hat who terrorizes the main character, Ralphie,
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