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.
CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) has many restrictions, rules, and requirements for high school athletes. But, what about a student transfer before high school, such as during or at the end of eighth grade, technically before high school? Does that matter or count as a transfer for CIF? CIF Jurisdiction Starts
Sometimes moving a student to a new school district is needed. Maybe the home school has too many bullies in it, or is too far away. Maybe the home district does not have a class in German, or maybe a student just needs a change. How does a student get
Bullying is poisonous to schools and students. Sometimes school environments get so toxic, a bullying situation may not be able to be “fixed” or spreads throughout a school. If there is a long term student bullying problem, the bullied student’s safety is the number one priority. If parents can’t handle
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
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
Is a student up for expulsion and there is confusion regarding what will happen to their future sports participation? If a student is recommended for discipline, was suspended or expelled, and transferred schools as a result, does this matter for sports participation? Yes! These are important questions, as if things
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
CIF, or the California Interscholastic Federation, which controls all high school student sports in California can be very difficult to deal with and interpret (understatement!). One of the more confusing areas is “hardship” and hardship waivers. Hardship has a simple meaning for reasonable folk, but CIF rules are not reasonable
Has the worst happened- your child has been expelled from school? And, now the student has been assigned to a continuation school? Do expelled students have any other attendance options? Expulsion Order Lists School the Student Can Attend A student’s expulsion order or the agreement a parent signs (stipulated expulsion)
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