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What Are the Rules for Disciplining Special Ed Students?
Learn what public schools have to do before they can discipline special ed kids by moving them to different classrooms or suspending them for more than 10 days. ... READ MORE
School Liability: Who's Responsible When Your Child Is Harmed at School?
Find answers to frequently asked questions about when parents or students can successfully sue schools for injuries, harassment, or other harms. ... READ MORE
Truancy Laws: The Legal Consequences of Skipping School
Learn how different states deal with unexcused absences from school—from truancy prevention programs to threatening truants’ parents with fines or jail. ... READ MORE
Bullying and Harassment at School
What can parents do if their children are being bullied at school, on social media, or through texts? When is bullying or cyberbullying a crime? ... READ MORE
Fourth Amendment Rights and Searches at School: Frequently Asked Questions
When can a teacher or principal search a student’s phone, locker, or backpack? Can a school force you to take a drug test or conduct a strip search? Look below for answers to common questions about privacy rights at school. ... READ MORE
When Can Schools Search Students and Their Belongings?
Schools have more leeway than police when searching students’ pockets, backpacks, lockers, and other belongings, but there are limits. ... READ MORE
Cell Phone Use in Schools: When Can Teachers Confiscate or Search Students' Devices?
Learn how Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure apply when school officials take students' smartphones or look at texts, pictures, and other data on the devices. ... READ MORE
When Does the First Amendment Protect What Students Wear to School?
Students’ right to freedom of expression extends to the messages on their clothes, as long as they aren’t disruptive or vulgar. But schools can impose dress codes that aren’t meant to silence opinions. ... READ MORE
Do Students Have to Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance or the National Anthem at School?
Students at public schools and universities have a constitutional right to express their beliefs by sitting out the pledge of allegiance or the national anthem. But in a few states, schools can require parental permission before excusing K-12 students from participating. ... READ MORE
Can I Make the School District Pay for My Special Ed Child’s Private School?
If public schools can’t or won’t provide appropriate special education services for students with disabilities, federal law gives parents the right to have their children placed in a suitable private school at no cost. ... READ MORE
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