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…to rescind the 2014 federal guidance on school discipline: “Today, the Trump administration rescinded the 2014 federal guidance that had addressed bias in school discipline, ignoring massive opposition to this…

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ELC_Guide_FairnessinDiscipline_Sept09

…student newspaper that would not be seen as school-sponsored speech). 22 e. Speech that constitutes a “true threat” does not receive First Amendment protection Speech that constitutes a “true threat”…

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Ex. C to Complaint

…parent or student must exhaust the IDEA’s administrative procedures before brining an ADA civil action. 20 U.S.C. § 1415(l) provides: Rule of Construction Nothing in this chapter shall be construed…

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2016-10-19-issa-third-circuit-brief-of-appellee

…public high school, similar to hundreds of public high schools around the country. JA 66 (Complaint); 116 (Answer). Buehrle is an “Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth” (AEDY) school where “disruptive…

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2019.05.22-Brief-of-Amici-Curiae-23-Organizations

…Risk Behavior, 30 J. Adolescent Health 364 (2002), https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X (01)00415-3/abstract ……………………………………………………………………………. 9 Steinar Brandslet, All Forms Of Sexual Harassment Can Cause Psychological Harm, Gemini (Sept. 11, 2017), https://geminiresearchnews.com/2017/11/ forms-sexual-harassment-can-cause-psychological-harm…………………………. 6…

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ELC_Fact Sheet_Ed_DecisionMakers_4_15_14

…living facilities, residential treatment facilities, and hospitals—often have no adult in their lives to serve in this role. This can be true of youth in the delinquency system as well….

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Fair Funding Lawsuit Goes to Trial Nov. 12, 2021

…where they live. Our leaders are severely shortchanging students in low-wealth school districts across the state, including where most of our Black and Brown students live. It’s wrong, it’s unconstitutional…

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18-09-19 Scarnati Answer and New Matter

…approach runs contrary to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1019(a), which provides that “[t]he material facts on which a cause of action or defense is based shall be stated in…

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McKeesport.Settlement.Final

…of the class action settlement, is hereby GRANTED. The Court makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law under Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure 1702, 1708, and 1709…

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NC_Easton_Complaint

…family lives is a 24 by 7 foot trailer truck which is not winterized and was not intended for year-round use. The camper, which is nine years old, often loses…

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ELC Kicks Off New School Funding Campaign

Oct. 6, 2014 – The Education Law Center, along with more than 40 other organizations, today launched a new campaign for fair education funding for all of Pennsylvania’s K-12 public…

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ELC Testimony Before City Council Re Residential Placements May 17, 2018

and 22 Pa Code §51.4 (Private Academic License requirements). 8 See 22 Pa Code § 4.12 (Academic standards applicable to public education providers.) http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/assets/upload/Resources/Documents/2013%20State%20RT%20report%20on%20Educational%20Success%20and%20Truancy%20Prevention(9).pdf http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/assets/upload/Resources/Documents/2013%20State%20RT%20report%20on%20Educational%20Success%20and%20Truancy%20Prevention(9).pdf http://www.edna.ed.state.pa.us/Screens/wfSearchEntityResults.aspx?AUN=&SchoolBranch=&CurrentName=&City=&HistoricalName=&IU=-1&CID=-1&CategoryIDs=18%2c&StatusIDs=1%2c2%2c http://www.edna.ed.state.pa.us/Screens/wfSearchEntityResults.aspx?AUN=&SchoolBranch=&CurrentName=&City=&HistoricalName=&IU=-1&CID=-1&CategoryIDs=18%2c&StatusIDs=1%2c2%2c 4 youth are…

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