Your current state is Virginia
We need to create a life skills class on one of our campuses to maintain equity for all students. This would be a K-4 life skills class located at our 3-4 grade campus school site due to staff shortage and classroom availabilty.
My rights have been violated and I have been denied entry to school for recording staff on their incompetence in doing their job properly. I have been targeted and harassed by staff before but now more recently because I'm working on exposing them and how they neglect their students. I am... Read more »
We’ve been told you can’t label or “diagnose”bc you can be responsible for medical bills. But if we suspect a child is autistic and the parents are refusing our requests for further evaluation what can we do? We haven’t explicitly said we think it’s autism.
The school performed the assessment as requested, and when they presented the results, they said my daughter
" does not meet qualification criteria under the category of Other Health Impaired" so they put her under a 504 plan. At the time (11/08/21) i knew nothing about... Read more »
answered on Sep 23, 2022
There are attorneys who handle education law. Speak with one in your area. [I litigate cases. Anything posted here must not be construed as legal advice, nor as grounds for forming an attorney-client relationship. You should seek an attorney for formal legal advice and representation.]
F.S. 1014.04(1)(a) states a parent has the right to direct the education and care of his or her minor child. I would like my middle school aged child to be allowed to type all assigned papers using the school provided laptop. The school continues to insist that the students handwrite a majority... Read more »
I got accepted into a university, weeks pass and I get my grant to buy books and supplies. a short amount of time before the semester starts they say they made an "error" and put me in an earned enrollment program and cancel my classes not allowing me to reenroll in the current semester... Read more »
answered on Sep 23, 2022
I'd advise you to do 2 things:
1. make an appointment with a lawyer who handles general civil matters, and take all of the documentation who have so the attorney can make a professional assessment of your situation. It may mean you calling around to everal lawyers and several... Read more »
Must staff make an effort to guide each student to safety? What if a false alarm is the source of the fire emergency? May the teacher or parapro leave a disabled student in a precarious position during a false alarm?
My eldest daughter goes to school at school B. She is in first grade. My twins are in preschool at school A. The schools are about 5mins apart from each other. We are school of choice. I pick up my twins at 3:25pm mon - Thurs. My eldest gets out at 3:30pm. The latest I have ever been to pick up my... Read more »
I attended Rutgers in 2020-2021 during the Covid-19 shut down. Despite none of our classes being on campus/in person, and many campus amenities being shut down/inaccessible, I was still charged two “campus fees” totaling $2,289.90. I am wondering if I am able to sue the college for this amount... Read more »
Our charter school is saying the students “will participate in [the testing]” but isn’t that contrary to California Education Code section 60615?
answered on Sep 21, 2022
Parents have several different options for their children's schooling in California, some of which do not require "state testing." Speak with a local attorney regarding your options. [I litigate cases. Anything posted here must not be construed as legal advice, nor as grounds for... Read more »
We live in the state of Mississippi. We have been homeschooling the past two years due to Covid. My daughter is now 14 and wants to complete her high school years in public school I have been trying to get my children enrolled in school for weeks now but the district will not accept her homeschool... Read more »
We live in the state of Mississippi. We have been homeschooling the past two years due to Covid. My daughter is now 14 and wants to complete her high school years in public school I have been trying to get my children enrolled in school for weeks now but the district will not accept her homeschool... Read more »
I’m remaining in F1 status (student visa-nonimmigration), I have far- relative lives in New York, he is owning a restaurant. I live with him and his family. I volunteer to help him with his restaurant during my free time just about 2-3 hours per week. No income received, no salary, no tips, no... Read more »
answered on Sep 21, 2022
If you are merely helping out without pay the I would not consider it employment.
answered on Sep 21, 2022
You did not post your question(s), but based on what you did write, my recommendation is that you please contact a lawyer in your area to discuss your options going forward and how to best assist your son with mitigating what can happen.
I live in the state of Indiana and someone has told me that trivia nights are illegal gambling because it is a game of chance. Is this accurate and if so how do all the schools in the area get away with doing them?
Today my son was physically touched by an employee at the school. This was during “dealing” with my sons bad behavior but I disagree how the school and handled it. What rights do I have? This is not a Missoula county public school but is a school in the court paid for by my property taxes
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