Schools may legally question students to investigate bullying, ask about fights, or look into broken school rules. But, should students talk when questioned? Students Can Incriminate Themselves A school investigation can end up in a student revealing they committed an expellable offense and land them at the local continuation school.
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.
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
Sometimes schools over-suspend students, meaning they suspend students more than they should. This practice may breach a student’s legal rights, as many students are entitled to an alternative punishment prior to school suspension. Suspension Alternatives Are Mandated By California Law California has a wonderful law, which mandates alternatives to suspension
Lately I have been hearing about high school students being suspended, transferred and punished harshly for academic dishonesty issues. Is it too harsh to suspend a high schooler for cheating? What is Academic Dishonesty? Academic dishonesty is a term that applies to cheating or plagiarizing another person’s work. It can
Typically, any student who has a weapon, knife, or dangerous object at school will be placed up for expulsion or suspension. However, there is an odd, and unique exception written into the California Education Code, where maybe, sometimes, students may possess dangerous objects with written permission. **Caution needs to be
School expulsions have many moving parts and are more complex than they may appear. But what REALLY makes an expulsion official? What is the very last stop before a school expulsion is actually finalized and imposed on the student? The school board and their final review and approval. Can parents
Did you ever have something stolen from you at school? I did- some really cool new gym shoes from my PE (Physical Education) locker. I was so sad! What about the student who stole them? What if the student got caught? If the stealing student was identified, they could be
Did you know that disabled students can be suspended or expelled from schools? When is this legal and when is it against the law? Here are some basics. Disabled Students Can Be Suspended or Expelled Under the law, all students, even special education students, can be suspended or expelled from
Your kid was expelled from their school, whether elementary, middle or high school. The deed is done. What can parents do for this student who is now adrift, out of their school district on expulsion? Take a Moment to Grieve If Needed Losing the ability to attend your neighborhood school
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