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7 Nov 2011, 3:17 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 Many parents are pressured to medicate their children who may exhibit symptoms of depression, so they can allegedly do "better" at school or in life. [read post]
28 Nov 2011, 12:27 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 California parents can often be shocked when they receive a call stating their child is being sent home for five days for saying a bad word at school. [read post]
3 Jan 2012, 3:40 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 Parents are not usually prepared for a school suspension, which can come as a shock, and completely disrupt the day, week, or month (if it is extended prior to an expulsion). [read post]
2 Dec 2011, 5:24 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 As a California Education Attorney, I have heard horror stories for over 16 years since I started helping parents and students. [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 2:05 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 I get frequent calls from parents with children on 504 Plans (disability accommodations plans) which seem symbolic due to lack of implementation at school. [read post]
15 Feb 2012, 1:45 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 As school expulsions are occurring at such an alarming rate to our children, it is important for parents to know what NOT to do when embroiled in an expulsion hearing. [read post]
23 Jan 2012, 6:22 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 School expulsions seem to be everywhere now. [read post]
27 Jun 2012, 11:33 am
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 It has been a VERY busy year for my office, as our clients come from all across California and issues run the gamut. [read post]
14 Jan 2021, 2:59 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 Colleges can be tricky places to navigate. [read post]
3 Feb 2012, 6:04 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 Parents often need all the help they can get in handling school expulsion hearings. [read post]
21 Aug 2020, 1:40 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995There are a multitude of bases for student discipline. [read post]
8 Oct 2020, 5:39 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 Transitioning from high school to college can be exciting and challenging for young adults. [read post]
9 Sep 2020, 11:50 am
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 What district a student is a resident of is usually a simple matter isn't it? [read post]
23 Mar 2021, 12:11 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 What does a parent do when their child, a stellar wonderful student, gets a suspension, which may tarnish their education records forever? [read post]
29 Oct 2020, 5:10 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 What does it take to issue a valid school suspension? [read post]
4 Mar 2021, 5:07 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 When a parent or student experiences discrimination in the school system, they have a choice of where they want to file for an administrative review (e.g. by a government body). [read post]
27 Apr 2020, 10:34 am
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995As students have been pushed to online learning by Coronavirus, everything may outwardly seem very safe and innocent to parents, with kids attending distance classes quietly. [read post]
10 Feb 2021, 4:59 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 Many times when a public school student faces expulsion, there is confusion about what this means and how long an expulsion may continue. [read post]
29 Sep 2020, 3:18 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 In 2020, students were granted the right to have medical marijuana administered to them in school by their parent or guardian IF formally authorized by their school district. [read post]
16 Nov 2020, 6:28 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Talk to many in our culture today about nicotine products and the public schools and you may hear: "So what, the kid's smoking, isn't that something every teen does? [read post]
