Did an elementary, junior or high school expulsion recommendation just get sprung on a student? Or is the expulsion hearing ...
Category: Discipline
Restraint And Seclusion Illegal For School PunishmentRestraint And Seclusion Illegal For School Punishment
In California public schools, “Hands off!” should be the motto for school staff. There are so many minefields involving interaction ...
How To Appeal A California School SuspensionHow To Appeal A California School Suspension
School Suspensions are devastating to the student and family. Are they appealable? Can they be removed from the student’s records? ...
Suspension or Expulsion for School Hate ViolenceSuspension or Expulsion for School Hate Violence
Parents every day face suspensions of students for a myriad of reasons, some legitimate and some not so legitimate. One ...
School Expulsions Still Have To Be Held Over Summer BreakSchool Expulsions Still Have To Be Held Over Summer Break
Have you ever wondered if a student can escape expulsion if he or she does something wrong just before school ...
College Policies Are Key When Disputes AriseCollege Policies Are Key When Disputes Arise
If a postsecondary student has a complaint involving a college or university, or is facing a suspension, expulsion, academic, grade, ...
School Offenses For Which Student Expulsion Is Not MandatorySchool Offenses For Which Student Expulsion Is Not Mandatory
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 Sometimes, school discipline means a detention. Other times it may ...
Students Have A Right To Have Expulsion Witnesses SubpoenaedStudents Have A Right To Have Expulsion Witnesses Subpoenaed
School expulsions happen frequently and suddenly to unsuspecting students and families. Skillful handling can mean the difference between an expulsion ...
Corporal Punishment Of Students Is Illegal in CaliforniaCorporal Punishment Of Students Is Illegal in California
School staff or teachers willfully inflicting physical pain to students is considered “corporal punishment.” Such actions are prohibited in California ...
Did You Know- Schools Can’t Force Parents To Drug Students?Did You Know- Schools Can’t Force Parents To Drug Students?
Under both California and federal law, schools CANNOT make drugging students a condition of kids attending school. This means that ...