Expulsions in Pennsylvania
distributed the rule. School rules should be listed in a published Code of Student Conduct that should be given to all students and parents. Please note – this document is…
Moredistributed the rule. School rules should be listed in a published Code of Student Conduct that should be given to all students and parents. Please note – this document is…
More…labeled him as having mental retardation, and assigned him to a special education classroom with no language support. Translation and interpretation services were never offered to his parents, making it…
More…to appear in front of the Basic Education Funding Commission on behalf of the parents, students, and stakeholders we serve. The Education Law Center of Pennsylvania (ELC) has a long…
MoreMissed Opportunities] 6 Pa. Dep’t of Educ., Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness, (ECYEH) 2016-2017 State Evaluation Report, 27, 28 (Feb. 2018), https://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/K-12/Homeless%20Education/2016- 17%20Pennsylvania%20ECYEH%20State%20Evaluation%20Report.pdf. 7 National Center for Homeless…
More…Home Language Survey when you enroll in school for the first time. This survey will identify your language needs so that the school can provide appropriate educational services. Your Right…
More…Home Language Survey when you enroll in school for the first time. This survey will identify your language needs so that the school can provide appropriate educational services. Your Right…
MoreNov. 10, 2014 – By Adam Clark, Allentown Morning Call – Saying Pennsylvania’s new academic standards have given them legal might, six school districts and seven parents are suing the…
MoreELC has created a series of fillable self-advocacy tools for parents, guardians, Educational Decision-Makers (EDM), surrogate parents, and advocates to address some of the most common barriers students encounter in…
More…of ELC’s work with and on behalf of thousands of families throughout Pennsylvania. 1. Educate All Students: The choice to attend a charter school belongs to parents and students, not…
More…parents are taking another route to fight for increased funding for their schools: the courts. The Education Law Center of Pennsylvania and the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia (PILCP)…
More…Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department of Homeland Security 500 12th Street SW Washington, DC 20536 Subject: DHS Docket No. ICEB-2018-0002 – Public Comment Opposing Proposed Rule Dear Ms. Seguin, On…
MoreMay 20, 2015 – by Eleanor Chute, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Six school districts, seven parents and two statewide associations have taken to the state Supreme Court their case to force…
More…of these challenges in your school district and looking for guidance on next steps? ELC provides materials for parents, students, and community members to use as resources and samples in…
MoreMay 20, 2015 – Kristen A. Graham, The Philadelphia Inquirer – Contending that Pennsylvania’s method of school funding is broken, lawyers representing a group of parents, school districts, and statewide…
MoreA federal class action lawsuit filed August 21, 2015 alleges that thousands of parents and their children are illegally denied the opportunity to participate in the special education process due…
More…to set goals, identify barriers, and brainstorm possible services in advance of the IEP meeting. Who Can Use this Toolkit? Anyone! Caseworkers, foster parents, biological parents, surrogate parents or Education…
More…Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania Parent Education & Advocacy Leadership Center (PEAL) PARENT POWER Parents Exchange PEAC (Pennsylvania’s Education for All Coalition) Penn TASH Pittsburgh Local Task Force on…
More…inflaming and dividing parents. They are banning books, banning the teaching of accurate history, and threatening teachers with lawsuits. They are trying to silence the voices of LGBTQ families and…
More…students with low-incidence disabilities; • whether information is made available to families in a language that parents understand, including in languages other than English and in ways accessible to parents…
More…gained refugee status in the United States after fleeing war or persecution in their home countries of Somalia, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Myanmar. Each was excited to attend…
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