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10 Jul 2020, 3:37 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995This blog may not contain all relevant information or reflect current law.There are strict time limits with regard to filing claims against school districts (and other governmental entities) under California law, which the courts do honor. [read post]
10 Jul 2020, 3:31 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 As the months of Coronavirus destruction of life as we know it roll on, it is clear that not only have lives been destroyed, but also that the educational lives of our children have been crushed. [read post]
10 Jul 2020, 3:31 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 As the months of Coronavirus destruction of life as we know it roll on, it is clear that not only have lives been destroyed, but also that the educational lives of our children have been crushed. [read post]
10 Jul 2020, 1:21 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995This blog may not contain all relevant information or reflect current law.In California, the Government Code sets forth the requirements for suing a public entity in the state courts. [read post]
25 Jun 2020, 3:03 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 College discipline hearings can be difficult matters, and they all start with the allegation and investigation. [read post]
25 Jun 2020, 3:03 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 College discipline hearings can be difficult matters, and they all start with the allegation and investigation. [read post]
13 May 2020, 1:20 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Schools and students are in turmoil in California, with all pushed to distance education for fear of the "invisible enemy" aka Coronavirus. [read post]
13 May 2020, 1:20 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Schools and students are in turmoil in California, with all pushed to distance education for fear of the "invisible enemy" aka Coronavirus. [read post]
5 May 2020, 5:16 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995School expulsions can be devastating for students, emotionally and otherwise, ending up with kids sent to a continuation school and damaging college entrance chances. [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]
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]
6 Apr 2020, 4:46 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Millions of students have been impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in California and the US. [read post]
30 Mar 2020, 11:28 am
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Was your child recommended for a school expulsion prior to being sent home indefinitely due to Coronavirus aka COVID-19? [read post]
26 Mar 2020, 5:02 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995The last two weeks have been a real NEW thing for all of us: being forced home with fear, and with our kids being excluded from school, with no or limited schooling being provided or being provided by us to the best of our abilities. [read post]
4 Mar 2020, 6:26 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Expulsion hearings are horrific for parents due to the suddenness and shock of the situation ("expulsion- what?! [read post]
6 Feb 2020, 2:51 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995In 2013, the California legislature amended Education Code §48900.5, clearly specifying when a student can and cannot be suspended for a first offense, designating what offenses were excluded from this prohibition, and just what "other means of correction" may be attempted instead of suspension. [read post]
4 Feb 2020, 8:08 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Schools seem to chug along unattended- Johnny goes to school and comes home and does his homework and on and on like a spinning wheel. [read post]
31 Jan 2020, 6:45 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995As we all know, our kids are required to take state mandated educational tests, such as the CAASPP (California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress), to evaluate where they are in relation to grade level standards. [read post]
28 Jan 2020, 2:18 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995There is a lot of focus in schools on the "big" discipline: out of school suspension (typically just called "suspension") and expulsion, and how to confront and handle these, but what about an In House School Suspension (IHSS aka IHS:In House Suspension or ISS:In School Suspension)? [read post]
17 Jan 2020, 6:41 pm
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995Once in awhile, a parent is surprised when their child tells them they were held in during recess by the teacher, and did not get a break that day. [read post]
