Category: Parent & student rights

Parents may file response to student discipline

Parents Right To Add A Discipline Response To Student Records

If your child receives school discipline, should parents respond or do anything? What if it is only a minor student punishment? Does responding to suspensions or detentions really matter? Yes. California law gives parents the legal right to provide a response to “any disciplinary action,” which will become part of

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Adult student records rights

Parents Right To Education Records Of Adult Or College Student

Parents hold the rights to access student records most of their child’s education. But what happens when a student turns 18 or enters college? Do parents lose all rights to access the student’s education and school records? Maybe not. Records Rights Until 18 or Entering College Up until a student

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Students Can Deny Cell Phone Searches At School, Usually

Student cell phones are often searched by school officials (with consent or without it) to gather information in student discipline proceedings or to search for crimes alleged.  Can parents or students refuse a search of a cell phone, computer, tablet or other electronic device? Yes! Generally, unless there is a

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Interdistrict Transfer Revocation And What To Do About It

If a student has entered a new school district on an interdistrict transfer, it may be cause for celebration. However, what if a parent receives a revocation letter? What can a student have their interdistrict transfer revoked for and how sudden can this occur? Interdistrict Transfer Approvals Depend On Districts

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What Parents Should Never Do At School

Here is how parents can mess up their interactions at a student’s school. These are examples of what not to do at meetings, near or around school, on campus, etc. Parents have to keep themselves under control at school or things don’t go well. Don’t Yell At School Staff Parents

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CIF: Rules To Remember For Logical People

First, this article is not about “official” CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) sports rules. These are rules parents and student athletes need to remember when trying to comprehend CIF commissioners’ actions, understand CIF student transfer rules and processes, and navigate other CIF rules which just don’t compute. These are MY rules

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Students Make Stupid Comments And They Are Expelled

Have you ever said something like “I would kill for an ice cream?” School threat. Or, “Get him!” Student threat. Or maybe “Watch out, something big is happening on Friday!” Student scary threat. No, really. These are “threats” if you happen to be a school student and can get a

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Sixteen Rights Parents May Not Know They Have

What are your rights as a California public school parent? California Education Code section 51101 has a handy list of some public school parents’ rights for use when push comes to shove in California schools.   Some of these rights may come as a surprise to parents who are being

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