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 “knife” for school expulsion is strictly defined by the California Education Code. So, did the student actually bring a knife,
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 of student discipline matters centered around language, including swear words. However, unless the profanity is habitual, a student suspension or expulsion
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 over? How do they return? Are there steps? The terms of the student’s expulsion determine what will happen and precisely
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 does?” Not really. If a student uses or possesses nicotine, vaping or e-cigarette products, they could face school discipline. Tobacco, vapes,
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, I have seen bystanders (aka witnesses) punished by schools when they did nothing but watch others do wrong. When are
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 surrounding medical marijuana at school can be confusing, and if the law is not followed properly, could lead to student
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 can be devastating for a family, and a student facing punishment. What Is a Controlled Substance? Controlled Substances are generally
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 not a fun process. A permanent black mark is placed on the student’s record which may come up later in
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 suspended or placed up for expulsion. California Law on Fighting and School Punishment Per California Education Code 48900(a)(1) for a student to
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, in A Christmas Story. Bullying can occur anywhere in schools: in the classroom, in the bathroom, in the office, behind a building,
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