…diploma and corporal punishment are prohibited 7 2. Weapons offenses must be punished 7 3. Prohibited behavior must be set forth in published school rules 9 4. Rules and disciplinary…

…WHAT IS “SPECIAL EDUCATION”? Special education is defined as “specially designed instruction” (SDI) and the “related services” needed by the child to benefit from that instruction. “Specially designed instruction” means…

being eliminated, Denton Record Chronicle (June 2015) http://www.dentonrc.com/news/state/2015/06/20/criminal-truancy-courts-for-students-being-eliminated http://youthlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Truancy-Research.pdf. https://www.texasappleseed.org/sites/default/files/TruancyReport_All_FINAL_SinglePages.pdf http://www.publiccounsel.org/tools/assets/files/Counterproductive-and-Wasteful-Los-Angeles-daytime-curfew-report_FINAL.pdf. 4 • Confine a person in parental relation to a child who is habitually truant only as a last…

…Truancy Elimination Plan BEC and TOOL 12: What Are the Rules for School Attendance and Truancy in Pennsylvania? (an ELC fact sheet). In addition, the Pennsylvania Truancy Toolkit at www.patruancytoolkit.info…

…disruptive. “Alternative education for disruptive youth” programs are for children (6-12TH grades) who have been found to be seriously and persistently disruptive. They must provide at least 20 hours of…

…The trial court issued its ruling and explanation of its ruling from the bench. See Pl. Br. App’x A. In its ruling, the court held that, under controlling Supreme Court…

…for release of records, etc.  Homebound Instruction: School districts may provide “homebound instruction” to students because of a temporary medical emergency. Homebound instruction is different from “in-home instruction,” which…

…ResidentialInstabilityandtheMcKinney-VentroHomeless-2010.pdf ………… 11, 13 Russell Rumberger, Student Mobility: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions, National Education Policy Center (2015), http://nepc.colorado.edu/files/pb_rumberger-student-mobility.pdf ………………… 7 Ý¿­»æ ïéóîèèê ܱ½«³»²¬æ ððíïïîèêíêðï п¹»æ é Ü¿¬» Ú·´»¼æ ðîñîèñîðïè TABLE…

…be reconciled with Danson, there is no basis to apply the political-question doctrine here. That doctrine is a narrow exception to the general rule that Pennsylvania’s constitution “should be construed,…

…Premature. ……………… 15 C. Trial Will Show that Education Is an Important or Fundamental Right Warranting Heightened Scrutiny …………. 19 II. SENATOR SCARNATI’S PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS SHOULD BE OVERRULED AND HIS…

…the Department of Education’s (the Department) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM” or “proposed rules”). We echo the concerns voiced by our partners at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human…

…year. 65. Due to reductions in staff, classroom resources, tutoring and access to technology, C.M. has struggled academically. As a consequence of her academic struggles and increases in class size,…

…Pa. Ass’n of Rural & Small Schs. v. Ridge, 737 A.2d 246 (Pa. 1999)…………………………………………………………………………… 40 Pa. Ass’n of Rural & Small Schs. v. Ridge, No. 11. M.D. 1991, slip op….

…a one-size-fits-all substandard online credit- recovery program. This program provided only minimal hours of instruction, limited curriculum, and no live instruction. The education program at Glen Mills deprived students with…

…defined herein pursuant to Rule 23. C. Award prospective injunctive relief, compensatory and punitive damages. D. Declare unconstitutional and unlawful pursuant to Rule 57 of the Federal Rules of Civil…

…Education for Disruptive Youth…………. 42 24 P.S. Article XIX-C: Disruptive Student Programs……………………………………………………….. 42 24 P.S. Article XIX-E: Private Alternative Education Institutions for Disruptive Students………. 45 Appendix 2: Pennsylvania Department of…

…(online course), Fall. 2008 Dickinson College, Adjunct Instructor, Introductory Macroeconomics, Spring. 2005 Dickinson College, Adjunct Instructor, Introductory Microeconomics, Spring. 2003 Dickinson College, Adjunct Instructor, Introductory Microeconomics, Fall. 2002 University of…

…“reducing overuse” includes identification and reduction of the disproportionate use of any disciplinary practice that disrupts student learning, removes a student from instructional time, places unnecessary financial hardships on students…