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Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
Student Rights: Suspension & Expulsion
Information on student rights in suspension and expulsion proceedings
By: Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.
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School Suspensions - General Information
General information regarding school suspensions.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
Information from the Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
Education Law Center
(Separate Website)
The Education Law Center is a non-profit legal advocacy and educational organization, dedicated to ensuring that all of Pennsylvania's children have access to a quality public education.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
School Discipline in Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
Fact Sheet applying to all schools in Pennsylvania, including charter schools, except for schools in the Philadelphia School district. A separate fact sheet for Philadelphia is available below.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
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School Discipline in the Philadelphia School District [PDF]
(Separate Website)
Handbook on student discipline in the Philadelphia School District.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
Fairness in School Discipline in Pennsylvania: A Guide for Attorneys and Advocates Who Represent Students
(Separate Website)
This handbook discusses the law on school discipline in Pennsylvania, which derives from the United States and Pennsylvania Constitutions; federal and state statutes, regulations, and case law; and policies of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, school districts, and individual schools.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
Expulsions in Pennsylvania: Information for Parents and Guardians
(Separate Website)
What you should know if a School District or charter school wants to expel your child.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
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Expulsions in Pennsylvania : Students' Rights [PDF]
(Separate Website)
Information on explusions from school.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
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When Can Your Child Be Expelled for Bringing Weapons to School? (Act 26) [PDF]
(Separate Website)
Information on expulsions under PA Act 26 based on possession of a weapon.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
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School Discipline for Students with Disabilities (PDF)
(Separate Website)
Informaton on student discipline that can be applied to students with disabilities and the rights of the student being disciplined.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
What Can You Do If Your Child Is Being Bullied by Other Students in School? [PDF]
(Separate Website)
Information on peer-to-peer harassment in schools.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
What To Do When Your Child is Being Bullied at a Philadelphia Public School
(Separate Website)
Fact Sheet on where to get help if your child in the Philadelphia school district is being bullied.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
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What Can You Do if Your Child With Disabilities is Being Harassed by Other Students?
(Separate Website)
Information on the options available when your child With disabilities is being harassed by other students.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
Transfers to "Alternative Education Programs" in Philadelphia: Information for Parents and Guardians
(Separate Website)
Information about disciplinary transfers to alternative schools in the Philadelphia School District. (PDF)
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
The Right to Special Education In Pennsylvania: A Guide for Parents (2009 Edition) [PDF]
(Separate Website)
This Guide describes the legal rules that govern the special education and early intervention programs in Pennsylvania for children from age three until schooling ends.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
Transfers to "Alternative Education Programs" in Philadelphia: Information for Parents and Guardians
(Separate Website)
Information on involuntary transfers of regular education students to a "alternative education programs" in Philadelphia.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
School Disipline in the Philadelphia School District
(Separate Website)
Information on disciplinary procedures used in the Philadelphia School District.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
Information from Bar Associations and Other Legal Organizations
Rights in Suspension and Expulsion
(Separate Website)
Information on school suspensions and expulsions from the Erie County Bar Association
By: Erie County Bar Association
School Law
(Separate Website)
Information that was discussed by Attorney Whitney Hughes on the August 28, 2007 edition of Legal Briefs on KDKA's Pittsburgh Today Live Show.
By: Allegheny County Bar Association
Legal Briefs: School law
(Separate Website)
Information discussed by Attorney Whitney Hughes on the August 28, 2007 edition of Legal Briefs on KDKA's Pittsburgh Today Live Show providing answers to questions from parents regarding what the school?s responsibilities are to the students and what the student's rights are in any given situation.
By: Allegheny County Bar Association
Truancy
(Separate Website)
Information on compulsory school attendance from the Erie County Bar Association
By: Erie County Bar Association
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