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13 Oct 2016, 5:46 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Filing a required claim form with a government agency, such as a school or school district, prior to moving to court can be a daunting and confusing task. [read post]
6 Oct 2016, 2:53 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Earlier this week, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals found that a transvaginal ultrasound requested of college students at Valencia College in Florida was a search for Fourth Amendment purposes. [read post]
16 Sep 2016, 6:10 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995High school sports laws in California are the bane of many parents, and students, existence. [read post]
2 Aug 2016, 3:25 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Moving your home is never easy, but some stuff should be smooth: calling to set up utilities, finding a local grocery store, enrollment in school. [read post]
25 Jul 2016, 4:35 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Most California public school students must be fully vaccinated to attend public or private classroom-based schools. [read post]
2 Jun 2016, 4:42 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Cell phones are often searched by school officials to gather information in discipline proceedings or to search for crimes alleged. [read post]
3 Mar 2016, 3:24 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995On January 1, 2016, Penal Code section 16700, regarding "imitation firearms," changed and will potentially help students facing discipline for possession of "imitation firearms. [read post]
17 Feb 2016, 4:29 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Have you been hit by notice that a school expulsion hearing is being scheduled against your son or daughter? [read post]
27 Jan 2016, 5:09 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995We all know that our kids' schools can expel or suspend a student for a myriad of items listed in state law and reflected in the school or school district handbook(s). [read post]
11 Jan 2016, 4:12 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Over the years, I have heard many terrible stories, but some of the saddest are when a student who is a victim is disciplined, while the bully escapes punishment. [read post]
17 Nov 2015, 2:31 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995So many times I have met with parents who are beside themselves, unable to obtain services for their child based on a school "not having" services available at their site or in their school district. [read post]
17 Sep 2015, 3:27 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Have you ever had a problem getting your or your child's student records from a school? [read post]
9 Sep 2015, 3:45 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Attorney or non-attorney advocate? [read post]
20 Aug 2015, 1:17 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Time and time again, I meet with parents who are baffled why their child's IEP (Individualized Educational Program) or 504 Plan (accommodations plan) is not being implemented at school. [read post]
9 Jul 2015, 4:30 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Is your son or daughter transgender, identifying as the opposite sex? [read post]
5 May 2015, 5:31 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Are you frustrated that your school's Principal or Vice Principal are not listening nor acting adequately on your school complaints? [read post]
26 Mar 2015, 3:39 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995With school expulsions, it can sometimes seem hopeless. [read post]
12 Feb 2015, 3:05 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Has your son or daughter been banned from playing sports by the local CIF office due to an alleged "sports motivated" transfer? [read post]
Does It Really Matter If Students Can't Be Expelled Or Suspended For Willful Defiance Or Disruption?
23 Jan 2015, 5:15 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Recently, the suspension and expulsion codes of California were altered to take "willfully defied" and "disrupted" out of the mix as bases for expulsion (any grade) and for suspension through third grade. [read post]
13 Jan 2015, 4:09 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 With special education, the magic document is the Individualized Education Program document, simply called the "IEP. [read post]
