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Student Hazing Can End In Suspension or Expulsion

Do you remember entering high school and the wild rumors that preceded it; of groups of high schoolers who would submit all freshman to hazing: humiliating them and torturing them if they were caught alone?  I do.  I was in fear probably through the last half of my eighth grade

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Can Students Be Punished For Providing A Fake Drug?

Parents may be surprised upon receiving a phone call that a student was being suspended or expelled for providing a “drug” to another student.  What if later, the purported “drug,” is actually not a drug at all, the student only pretended it was?  Maybe the student just “possessed” the fake

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What Is A Student Suspension Extension Meeting?

After a student is suspended from school for a serious offense, sometimes parents are told they have to attend another meeting before the student can return to school.  This initial meeting is usually a suspension extension or pre-expulsion meeting.  What Is This Meeting? A suspension extension/pre-expulsion meeting is a meeting

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Early Admission To Kindergarten Under The New Age Restrictions

You may have noticed recently that the age of students in kindergarten is increasing.  Soon, all kindergartners will be required to be 5 years old by September 1 the year they enter kindergarten.  This is because the birthday month for admission has been steadily moving backwards. California Education Code §48000 is the

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Can Students Still Go To School After Expulsion?

Expulsion from school can be devastating for students.  The expelled child may not be able to return to a regular school, is denied access to district or school activities, and are unsure how they will be educated during the term of the expulsion.  Many parents believe that once expelled, their

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Signing School Expulsion Agreements Too Quickly Can Harm Students

Parent and student expulsion lawyer Michelle Ball has assisted parents since the 1990s with expulsion and suspension problems and negotiating student-positive outcomes. As an education attorney in Sacramento, Michelle helps statewide, in locations such as West Sacramento, Covina, Monterey, Downey, Antioch, Richmond, Jurupa Valley and many other cities.

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Student 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 a sexual battery and is up for school expulsion?  “Sexual Battery” allegations can be thrown at students without thought or understanding of the definition of “sexual battery” or how damaging

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When 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 school district denies parent and student rights blatantly, or not so blatantly? An Example of Multiple Terrible and Utterly Illegal, but Real, Breaches Parents are often pushed aside in the

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