to only 11.6% of students without disabilities; and 18.6% of Black students with disabilities received “any out of school suspension,” as compared to only 10.8% of white http://www.nbcdi.org/whats-wrong-criminalizing-our-early-learners https://edsource.org/2015/study-suspensions-harm-well-behaved-kids/72501 https://edsource.org/2015/study-suspensions-harm-well-behaved-kids/72501…
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More1:06-cv-01463-SHR Document 25 Filed 09/01/2006 Page 11 of 20 12 qualified “intervener trainer.” The court will address whether Red Lion has complied with each of these requirements in turn. a….
More…charter school that offer an education program through computer-based or online programs and may also be referred to as “cyber” learning. This fact sheet discusses district virtual school programs and…
Moreto Know Law Challenging Sex or Gender-Based Harassment at School – Student Rights & Complaint Options How to File a Complaint With the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission Promising Practices to…
More…When youth are behind, provides options for schools to waive local requirement or offer make-up options such as testing, summer school, after-school or online credit recovery to help the youth…
MoreAll students have the right to be free from bullying and harassment in school ‒ whether it is verbal, written, graphic, physical, or online. All forms of bullying and harassment…
More…than their parents. Please note – this document is available in Spanish. Special note: During the pandemic, nearly all districts began offering “online enrollment” and some districts will continue to…
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MoreFeb. 16, 2016 – NEWSWORKS WHYY – by Kevin McCorry On Tuesday, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission will vote on 12 applications to create new city charter schools. This is…
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MoreDec. 11, 2014 – By Peter Moskowitz, Al Jazeera America – The halls of Shenandoah’s schools are clean and orderly, the students quiet and focused. But the district has one…
Morespends on its own students with disabilities. That total expenditure is then divided by 16 percent of the district’s student population. The assumption is that since 16 percent is roughly…
More…wrote an open letter of support explaining that the district has legal obligations to affirm transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) students. The letter also explained that welcoming, inclusive school climates enable…
MoreNAACP, PairUP Society, and Bucks County Families File Federal Civil Rights Complaint Challenging Discriminatory School Policies November 15, 2023 – Several Bucks County families have joined with civil rights and…
More…High School come from faculty members who have been warning administrators about an out-of-control climate of violence and disrespect that left them feeling unsafe, if not terrified, long before a…
MoreKenosha Unified Sch. Dist. No. 1 Bd. of Educ., 858 F.3d 1034 (7th Cir. 2017), cert. dismissed sub nom. Kenosha Unified Sch. Dist. No. 1 Bd. of Educ. v. Whitaker…
MoreMarch 11, 2015 – by Katie Kyros, Fox43 – On Wednesday, attorneys for Pennsylvania school districts made arguments in Commonwealth Court that education funding in the state is so low,…
More…between such districts has grown, according to a filing Friday by plaintiffs in a landmark funding lawsuit,” Maddie Hanna of Philly.com writes, on ELC’s fair funding suit. Read more here….
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