It has been a VERY busy year for my office, as our clients come from all across California and issues ...
Category: Discipline
Lessons From An Expulsion Case Where The School LostLessons From An Expulsion Case Where The School Lost
Students need all the help they can get to win a school expulsion hearing. One of my favorite cases to ...
Student Sexual Battery Can Have Big ConsequencesStudent Sexual Battery Can Have Big Consequences
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 Has a student you know been alleged to have committed ...
Prerequisites to School Suspension- Are Alternatives To Suspension Required?Prerequisites to School Suspension- Are Alternatives To Suspension Required?
School suspensions are issued for almost anything nowadays. Wearing a costume, talking back, getting a drink of water when not ...
School Staff Can Be Fired For Sexually Explicit AdsSchool Staff Can Be Fired For Sexually Explicit Ads
Just WHAT is enough to get a school teacher or vice principal terminated? Taking action to terminate a school staff ...
When Expulsion Hearing Rights Are IgnoredWhen Expulsion Hearing Rights Are Ignored
Schools can be really intolerant and dismissive to parents and students in the student expulsion process. What happens if a ...
Freedom of Expression/Speech Court Case – Morgan Hill, CAFreedom of Expression/Speech Court Case – Morgan Hill, CA
[Note, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals later upheld the school’s right to discipline for students wearing US flag shirts] ...
Do Parents Need An Education Attorney For A School Expulsion?Do Parents Need An Education Attorney For A School Expulsion?
Do parents facing school expulsion really need a specialized education attorney to help a student? Is an expulsion important enough ...
True Stories of California School ExpulsionsTrue Stories of California School Expulsions
For example, some years ago I met a family whose young son was up for expulsion for positioning his FINGERS ...
Who is California Education Attorney Michelle Ball?Who is California Education Attorney Michelle Ball?
I wanted to introduce myself and my education practice for anyone reading my blogs or wondering just who I am. ...