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Hi I go to baruch. My school is making me take a class that I passed in fall 2017 again because they have change the rules.
I took precalculus and passed with an D. Then i went on to calculus and failed. Now during mid semester of taking calculus the school was encouraging studens to drop... View More 
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answered on Sep 1, 2018
This is exactly the type of situation where we are often hired on a small initial hourly retainer (atty = $180.00/hr and paralegal = $75.00/hr) of like $320 and we simply solve the issue for you. If it ends up in litigation you can get attorneys fees back, but I bet a few phone calls a letters and... View More
He think I shared my answer with other students, because my way of solving the math problems is similar to other students way, he don’t have prove that we cheated from each other and we didn’t cheat. I explained to him why we have the same solution because we studied together and we saw a... View More
answered on Aug 12, 2018
You must take this seriously. Download the school handbook to understand the procedure for appealing this issue. Make sure you save all work and documents that support your case.
I dont agree that she should be held back just because her reading level is 2 levels behind
answered on Jul 21, 2018
Under current law, the principal actually has full discretion to make this decision. Call the district superintendent's office to see if you can get the decision reversed.
answered on May 8, 2018
In New York, there are a number of harassment laws. Generally such laws prohibit a wide array of activities intended to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm people.
If this 19 year old is threatening and engaging in behavior that would cause a reasonable person to feel annoyed, then at the... View More
It is a school wide rule... not district.
Still the violence continues.. Do we have grounds to sue the parents both criminally and in civil court?
answered on Apr 14, 2018
You can make a complaint with the police. If there are damages due to injury, you can sue in court.
answered on Mar 16, 2018
Discriminate? We can not answer your question without specific, detailed facts and history.
Discrimination is prohibited but if there is a legitimate non-discriminatory reason for treating an employee badly that is not necessarily illegal.
For example, an employee brings in a... View More
Must there be a team meeting on the student and change or will a signed paper from the parent suffice? Which is more powerful, the principal or IEP? Can a teacher be written up for following the IEP over the directive from the administrator?
answered on Mar 6, 2018
An IEP can only be changed at a noticed meeting. Failure to follow the IEP is the improper act. Following it cannot be overruled by a principal. A principal can, like any committee member, call a CSE meeting.
Benadryl and Xanax were found in my son's school bag a couple of months ago. He gave a Xanax pill to another student outside school early on. The school is now charging him for possessing and distributing controlled substance. However, the school failed to give students the School... View More
answered on Feb 15, 2018
Is this only at the school level or criminal level too. If criminal, get a criminal lawyer, as that is your biggest issue.
I was talking to this kid online, confronting him on things that he does. He starts saying that I’m harassing him. This was all online, off school campus, not during school hours, and it was all on my personal phone. Now I want to know if the school can actually punish me for that. I literally... View More
answered on Feb 8, 2018
Possibly. A frequently used definition of cyberbullying is "an aggressive, intentional act or behavior that is carried out by a group or an individual, using electronic forms of contact, repeatedly and over time against a victim who cannot easily defend him or herself," but there are... View More
Not a federal or government loan. Money is owed to the school.
answered on Feb 3, 2018
Yes. Someone will come looking. However, think of defenses you may have to payment.
What r my options
answered on Jan 31, 2018
It depends on the nature of the bullying, and if it is all in school or out of school too.
I'm a high school junior who is lacking in motivation and struggling academically. I am strongly considering leaving school behind in order to pursue several other opportunities. I turned 16 years old on September 19th, 2017. Am I allowed to drop out at this time, or am I compelled to finish... View More
He already has no scantron, but we would like him to write his answer choices on a line on an answer sheet.
answered on Dec 24, 2017
If it is in the IEP, then you are allowed this modification. It is done for people who need it.
NYC local government like NYC Deptt. of Sanitation or Transportation are exempted from E-Verify? Can I work there on STEM OPT?
Do the NYC government departments MUST enrolled in E-Verify to hire on STEM OPT even if they are exempted from E-Verify?
Do the government departments MUST enrolled in E-Verify to hire on STEM OPT even if they are exempted from E-Verify?
answered on Dec 6, 2017
An immigration lawyer or one who serves as counsel (possibly in house) for higher education is best suited to answer this question.
https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/stem-opt-hub
They refuse me? I went to a European school I don’t know if that would matter
answered on Nov 29, 2017
No, you cannot be refused. Go to the local school and register.
i had a justified reason to withdraw from college but the college says it didnt recognize the withdrawal i did because due to what kind of withdrawal i did at the time i applied for it. They are saying that i couldve took an medical leave of absence and i would have to sign extra paperwork with... View More
answered on Nov 28, 2017
The policy is standard and you are going to have to follow through with it.
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