…this example of an ELC letter opposing proposed policies to censor educators. Civil rights complaint challenging discriminatory practices in Pennridge School District Read ELC’s testimony to the Pittsburgh Public Schools Board of…
More…Read her testimony here. ELC also joined with partners to submit a formal letter to the committee requesting a separate hearing focused exclusively on EL students. Read the letter here….
More…of a motion to convert an opinion to precedential, other jurisdictions direct that a party send a letter making such a request to the Court. See e.g., 9th Cir. R….
More…with qualifying disabilities. You can read the letter to the governor and secretaries of education and health here and the letter to the General Assembly here. We applaud the Wolf…
MoreOn November 1, in a letter to the Philadelphia School Reform Commission, ELC is requesting revision to the School District of Philadelphia’s proposed new Language Instruction Policy. ELC asks that…
Morerequirements applicable to district schools. This demand letter, provided to Franklin Towne Charter High School, challenges a discriminatory refusal to enroll a student with disabilities. (June, 2018). Demand Letter …
MoreTestimony in the Pennsylvania public education funding lawsuit highlighted serious issues facing schools around the Commonwealth. “Witnesses painted a grim picture of what a normal school day looks like for…
More…at 440 N. Broad Street Space is limited. Please Note: Completing and submitting an application does not guarantee enrollment Translated versions of this document will be available at: www.philasd.org/translation Enrollment…
More…Identifiable Information” at footnote 1: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2007/m07-16.pdf http://static1.squarespace.com/static/53f20d90e4b0b80451158d8c/t/5422efe3e4b040cd1f255c1a/1411575779338/Morris-Race-Gender-and-the-School-to-Prison-Pipeline+FINAL.pdf http://static1.squarespace.com/static/53f20d90e4b0b80451158d8c/t/5422efe3e4b040cd1f255c1a/1411575779338/Morris-Race-Gender-and-the-School-to-Prison-Pipeline+FINAL.pdf http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/pdf/ht12-17-08-att.pdf http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2007/m07-16.pdf 20 3. Exclusionary Discipline for Students with Disabilities ESSA mandates that each state plan describe “how the [s]tate educational agency…
More…control over student enrollment: Enrollment barriers Many do not “backfill” (Stop enrolling students after particular times of the year, even when space is available). That many “counsel…
More…immunizations, and completion of an Act 26 statement). – Ensure application materials are available to families, both in our main office and on the front page of our school’s website,…
More…Stat. Ann. § 7-740 (West) prevents schools from allowing transgender students to use the facilities with which they identify; (2) the presence of a transgender person in a sex-segregated space…
More…Chief Executive Officer Eagleville, PA, 19403 The Arc of Greater Pittsburgh/ACHIEVA, Nancy Murray, President Pittsburgh, PA, 15203 The Arc of Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Susan Kluge, B.S., Education Advocate Bethlehem,…
More…Upland, Ray Thompson, acting assistant principal at Toby Farms Intermediate School, recalled an episode in which one of the high school’s better students borrowed his brother’s coat, which had a…
MoreJanuary 30, 2019 Submitted via www.regulations.gov Kenneth L. Marcus Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW Washington DC, 20202 Re: ED Docket No. ED-2018-OCR-0064, RIN…
More1 Response to Request for Public Comments on Proposed Rule DHS Docket No. ICEB-2018-0002 Submitted By Education Law Center-PA November 6, 2018 Debbie Seguin, Assistant Director Office of Policy, U.S….
More…environment. f. Many ELL students report being bullied and the elimination of hall monitors and many assistant principals clearly undermines a positive school climate and exacerbates incidents of conflict. Students…
More…promote the wellbeing and mental health of all children, including developmentally appropriate, trauma informed, race positive and gender responsive alternatives to exclusionary discipline. See Federal Guidance, page 10, for sample…
More…homelessness. This fact sheet provides detailed information and resources for youth experiencing homelessness regarding their education rights under federal and state law. A sample McKinney-Vento complaint form is provided. …
More…will be similar to this. Regardless of whether you use the school ’ s form or the sample form above, the document you will complet e is an affidavit (sworn…
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