Receiving a sexual harassment complaint or sexual violence allegation can have significant consequences for students. For many years, Title IX (aka “title nine”), a federal law prohibiting sexual harassment and discrimination was mainly used to punish college students. However, Title IX is now being used in public elementary, middle and
It used to be that suspended students could not get homework unless their teachers decided they could. No longer. California law now provides that students suspended two or more days can get homework, IF the student or parent requests it. What Law Mandates Homework During Suspension (if requested)? For several
School discipline impacts thousands of students every day. What is the difference between punishments such as suspension, expulsion, detention, activity restrictions and otherwise? Here are some basics. Who’s Has Authority Over a Student? When a student is at school, they are in the care of that school and its personnel.
Is a university suspension or expulsion hearing fast approaching? Is the college really hammering the student involved to sign something? Can the student bring legal help in to handle the hearing for them? Yes, but colleges still try to stop attorneys any way they can. Lawyers Can Advise University Students
One sure way to be recommended for expulsion from a California school is to bring explosives in a student backpack. Students should not give pipe bombs to other students, make Molotov cocktails and sell them to students at school, bring a grenade, or injure other students by bringing something that
WHY do some school districts punish students less, and some punish students so much more? There are many reasons, such as lack of school supervision, ignoring the law, or the almighty power to choose, aka “discretion.” Punishment Is Different Depending on the Gatekeepers Staff matter at schools. The discipline gatekeepers
After a student is expelled from school, it can feel like the end of the world. The student may be in a cruddy school, and feels defeated. Maybe they are worried college chances have been lowered. Is there any way to get this terrible expulsion record expunged (removed from) from
We all know that school officials are mandatory reporters and have to report suspected child molestation or neglect by parents. But, what about student-on-student sex crimes? What if school vice principals don’t report student sexual assaults to the police or county authorities? The school staff can be arrested and charged
When students are faced with a potential school expulsion, what are the short and long term impacts? Where will the student attend school? What harm will come to the student academically? Expulsions can be tough on families and the student themselves. Parents and students facing the trauma of an expulsion
School expulsion hearings are scary. They can be incredibly overwhelming and confusing, with families finding themselves in very new territory. So, let’s talk about something simple that is easily confrontable for parents: what do parents SAY at an expulsion hearing to help the student’s matter come out better? Tell the
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