that supports underrepresented students facing bullying in schools. “No child should have to choose between their safety and their education,” she said. “Pennridge School District has a duty to protect…
Moreemployees to possess firearms on school premises. Sen. Don White, R-Indiana County, said his bill would clarify existing law that bans weapons on school property to say specifically that school…
MoreJan. 18, 2015 – By Angie Mason, York Daily Record – With the appointment of a York City School District receiver put on hold, many are now looking at how…
More…enroll the student plaintiffs in the regular high school, McCaskey. The School District appealed that order to the Third Circuit. “Our refugee clients came to America with a vision that…
More…all students attend school from age 6 until age 18 or high school graduation. This age range is called “compulsory school age.” Legal consequences can arise when students fail to…
More…well-established research and best practices to promote regressive school policies. The Education Law Center works with students and parents to battle high rates of suspensions alongside leaders in civil rights,…
More…the judge is expected late in 2022. Read more about the case here. FundOurSchoolsPA.org is a website devoted to the lawsuit jointly produced by the Education Law Center and our…
Moreillegal and dangerous policy. Read about the brief here. The presence of guns in schools and arming of untrained school staff pose significant safety risks to schoolchildren and communities and…
MoreBut a few have chosen to help with some of the worst. Parents of public school students can call the The School Discipline Advocacy Service which pairs law students from…
MoreMay 20, 2015 – David Limm, Philadelphia Public School Notebook – Several school districts, parents, and groups have taken a lawsuit alleging Pennsylvania’s school funding system to be unconstitutional to…
MoreThe Education Law Center submitted testimony to a March 15, 2018, Pennsylvania House Education Committee hearing on school safety. We urge officials to reject militarized responses to school violence and…
MoreCenter attorney Michael Churchill said. “The school districts who have joined our lawsuit know this is true, and students in underfunded schools know this is true. The legislature has the…
MoreSchools will be forced to eliminate 125 full-time positions to strip away $8.9 million. With an enrollment of 11,815, Erie schools have a high percentage of students who don’t speak…
Morestate Department of Education and state officials over what they claim is an “irrational school-funding system.” The schools, including Panther Valley School District, filed a lawsuit Monday along with The…
More…PA Ass’n of Elementary & Secondary School Principals (PAESSP) PA Ass’n of School Business Officials (PASBO) PA Ass’n of School Administrators (PASA) PA Ass’n of Rural and Small Schools (PARSS)…
More…“school engagement” issue. To solve it, schools and courts must incentivize students to re-engage in school rather than push them further away. Truancy is often a reflection of the need…
MoreDistrict should examine policies and practices that hinder equal access for parents and students such as the use of an on-line school selection process for accessing high schools, School Advisory…
More…school discipline. Under No Child Left Behind, schools faced harsh consequences if students failed to achieve on high-stakes testing. This focus on standardized test scores incentivized schools to push out…
MoreCourt Judge Edward G. Smith today signed a consent decree requiring the district to educate immigrant students in its main high school, McCaskey. The class-action lawsuit, initiated on behalf of…
MorePa Funding Lawsuit edfundinglawsuit.wordpress.com November 10, 2014 Executive Summary Lawsuit: Pennsylvania School Funding Unconstitutional Six school districts from across the Commonwealth, an association of 150 rural and small schools, as…
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