…reserves space for the enrollment of an equitable number of students in their communities who are experiencing homelessness, living in foster care, and returning from juvenile justice placement. Relatedly, the…
More…2017 National School Climate Survey (2018), https://www.glsen.org/ sites/default/files/GLSEN-2017-National-School-Climate-Survey-NSCS- Full-Report.pdf ……………………………………………………………………………. 10, 13 GLSEN, School Climate in Pennsylvania (2019), https://www.glsen.org/sites/ default/files/Pennsylvania%20State%20Snapshot%20-%202017%20 NSCS_0.pdf ……………………………………………………………………………………. 5, 9 Angela Irvine & Aisha Canfield, Reflections…
More…the Philadelphia-based Education Law Center, who has represented students facing expulsion, agrees. “There’s a willingness now to … look at mitigating circumstances and not just blindly say, `This happened; this…
More…also includes a Supervised Independent Living (SIL) program for youth ages sixteen through twenty-one (16-21) years old. 37. Auberle provides therapeutic care and treatment to children on-site, but does not…
More…Chruby v. Dep’t of Corr., 4 A.3d 764, 768-69 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010) (case moot where plaintiff already received medical care he sought); Strassburger v. Phila. Record Co., 6 A.2d…
More…adequate workspaces or to school supplies” in doubled-up situations. These students often report that they “feel unsafe, lack privacy, and a quiet space to do school work.”23 Students who are…
More…4.23(d); (Pet. ¶ 118). The Court can therefore look to whether schools have sufficient funds to hire qualified employees and provide statutorily required programs and services to determine if Respondents…
More…a high school diploma, which is a prerequisite for future advancement. But the School District’s funding and evaluations also turn, in part, on its graduation rates, which decline when students…
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More…current harmful policie and practice. The legac of tructural racim i apparent in all the tem in which we work: jutice, education, child welfare, houing, ene�t. We care! We will…
More…e.g. Maura McInerney & Alex Dutton, ELC Steps Up to Protect the Rights of Bullied Students with Disabilities, The Legal Intelligencer (Dec. 26, 2017, 2:45 PM), https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/sites/thelegalintelligencer/2017/12/26/elc-steps-up-to- protect-the-rights-of-bullied-students-with-disabilities/?slreturn=20180014222304. https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/sites/thelegalintelligencer/2017/12/26/elc-steps-up-to-protect-the-rights-of-bullied-students-with-disabilities/?slreturn=20180014222304 https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/sites/thelegalintelligencer/2017/12/26/elc-steps-up-to-protect-the-rights-of-bullied-students-with-disabilities/?slreturn=20180014222304…
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More…City, Monessen City and Wilkinsburg. Without adequate funding for public schools, the children in these economically distressed communities will grow up ill-equipped for careers, citizenship and lifelong learning. Parents…
More…students in poverty, minority students, students experiencing homelessness, and students who have been placed in the foster care system. Prior to entering the legal profession, I was a teacher for…
MoreEnrolling a child who is not experiencing homelessness or is in foster care: If a child is living with you and you are not with their parent, they have the…
More…provides suggestions on how to better serve and meet the needs of young children experiencing homelessness, children in foster care, and children and families with limited English proficiency. Our comments…
More…homelessness and those in foster care are automatically eligible for EHS and HS programs and must be prioritized for enrollment. The School District of Philadelphia has openings and is currently…
More…students who are at risk of losing course credits as a result of foster care or juvenile justice placements or who experience homelessness. Join us in celebrating this important victory!…
More…care system. These students often struggle in school. 1 National data was collected from the following source: NATIONAL CENTER FOR HOMELESS EDUCATION, EDUCATION FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS PROGRAM: DATA…
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