By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 School records created by a public or private school or ...
Category: Parent & student rights
Schools And Parents Need To Act To Prevent Student SuicideSchools And Parents Need To Act To Prevent Student Suicide
California schools can be places of great joy, and terrible sorrow for students. We all know that students really can ...
Schools Don’t Care About Other Students Punishments When ExpellingSchools Don’t Care About Other Students Punishments When Expelling
When a parent suddenly faces the terrible fact that their child is up for expulsion from school, the question always ...
How Long Can A Student Expulsion Hearing Be Postponed?How Long Can A Student Expulsion Hearing Be Postponed?
Did an elementary, junior or high school expulsion recommendation just get sprung on a student? Or is the expulsion hearing ...
Submitting Proper Transfer Eligibility Forms To CIF Is CriticalSubmitting Proper Transfer Eligibility Forms To CIF Is Critical
Time and time again, I meet parents whose child switched high schools and now can no longer play sports for ...
Restraint And Seclusion Illegal For School PunishmentRestraint And Seclusion Illegal For School Punishment
In California public schools, “Hands off!” should be the motto for school staff. There are so many minefields involving interaction ...
How To Appeal A California School SuspensionHow To Appeal A California School Suspension
School Suspensions are devastating to the student and family. Are they appealable? Can they be removed from the student’s records? ...
School Expulsions Still Have To Be Held Over Summer BreakSchool Expulsions Still Have To Be Held Over Summer Break
Have you ever wondered if a student can escape expulsion if he or she does something wrong just before school ...
College Policies Are Key When Disputes AriseCollege Policies Are Key When Disputes Arise
If a postsecondary student has a complaint involving a college or university, or is facing a suspension, expulsion, academic, grade, ...
Students Have A Right To Have Expulsion Witnesses SubpoenaedStudents Have A Right To Have Expulsion Witnesses Subpoenaed
School expulsions happen frequently and suddenly to unsuspecting students and families. Skillful handling can mean the difference between an expulsion ...