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A Nebraska Public Media article is drawing attention to the long-term effects of suspensions for preschoolers and the disparities among the children schools are suspending. Studies show a correlation between childhood suspensions...

As a parent, your every instinct tells you to protect your child at all costs. When their school ignores your child’s learning accommodations or IEP, mishandles a disciplinary issue, or treats them unfairly, you immediately...

Most parents know schools keep disciplinary records. Fewer know this: in California, parents have the legal right to respond to those records in writing — and to have that response included in the student’s file. That...

If you’re accused of misconduct while in school, think twice before agreeing to talk to school officials during the investigation. While this can provide an opportunity to give your side of the story, it’s also a stage...

Charter schools operate differently from traditional public schools. As a result, understanding your students’ rights is often challenging. When school administrators push for severe discipline that can alter your student’s...

If you have been accused of any type of misconduct by your high school, college, or university, and video footage is being used to support the school’s allegation against you, it may feel as though you have already been...

The hearing is over. The school found your student not responsible. You exhale. Then, weeks or months later — maybe during a college application, a transfer, or a request for records — something turns up. A notation. A flag. A...

Here’s a situation that arises more often than most parents think. A student gets called into the principal’s office over online activity, like a message on WhatsApp or a conversation on Signal. It’s usually...

For the past few years, colleges and universities across the United States have been reexamining their approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). In many cases, DEI offices are being scaled back or shut down altogether....

Many high schools offer students the ability to take classes that offer both high school and college credit. These can be a great way for students to advance their education, get a taste of what college is like, and satisfy some...

During end-of-school-year events and celebrations, students may be at greater risk of facing accusations of misconduct, especially as social media has become an increasingly important part of our lives. Photos, videos, and group...

People usually stick with who they know. If you or your student is facing a legal crisis on campus or a contentious IEP meeting, your first instinct might be to reach out to the attorney who wrote your grandmother’s will....

Parents in Alabama are celebrating the passage of HB 78, the “Healthy Early Development and Screen Time Act,” which limits the screen time of kids in the state’s licensed childcare facilities, public pre-K programs, and...

We had previously posted about a recent Supreme Court ruling that re-imposed a permanent injunction against the State of California’s SAFETY Act. The California law prohibited school districts from requiring teachers to...

There’s a fight unfolding in Connecticut right now that a lot of homeschooling families across the country are starting to pay attention to. At least, they should be. Earlier this year, CT lawmakers began pushing a bill that...