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Typically a letter of resignation is not valid until it is accepted. However, an argument could be made that the the person to whom the letter... Read Answer
A private school, including a Catholic School, does not need to comply with the same rules that a public school does. You do not have the same... Read Answer
This sounds more like consumer fraud than education law. Find the advertisements indicating what you are getting, and your contract that you... Read Answer
First speak to the Director of Special Services. If you do not get any satisfaction, file a complaint with the Department of Education and ask... Read Answer
Based on what you wrote in the question, I'm not sure that the alleged actions reach a level that should be reported. Its difficult to say from... Read Answer
You will have to file a complaint with the Department of Education asking for Due process. You will be asked whether or not you want the matter... Read Answer
You cannot sue the state of New Jersey - but you can sue your child's school district. go to this website, and you will find all of the... Read Answer
It is not illegal, it is probably not good practice, but it is certainly not illegal. Teachers are only human, and loose their temper like any... Read Answer
The teacher or paraprofessional should not put his or her hands on your daughter. You should have some reassurances from the school that either... Read Answer
If you send a child to a public school, but pay for that school as an out of district placement, then the school is treated as a 'private school".... Read Answer
Private schools do not have to follow State regulations. If the school has a policy of zero tolerance, and the policy is to expel any student... Read Answer
There's really not enough information to answer. Private school or an out of district placement only really occurs when the district cannot... Read Answer
The school must do a manifestation determination - that means there has to be a meeting and determination that your son's behvaior is not a... Read Answer
I'm not sure if you want the classificiation over turned, or you want changes to the IEP. If you don't want your child classified, then you... Read Answer
This is not the first time I have heard this type of complaint. This is an issue that needs to be addressed by your school's administration.... Read Answer
School districts must provide free appropriate public education (FAPE). That includes protecting a childs safety. If there was an... Read Answer
Many of the rules regarding disabilities and public education do not apply to private schools. It might be unprofessional, but it may not be a... Read Answer
This question doesn't provide enough information to answer accurately. Are you referring to a teaching certificate? And is there a legal... Read Answer
You might be able to but you should speak to the adminisntration of the school. There could be a possibility of graduating but you might have... Read Answer
I don't know why attorney's fees would be tax deductible. You might have been able to negotiate with the District to pay your fees, but if... Read Answer
You need to take the correct records, and the altered records to the school and ask for a correction in writing. Put together a letter showing... Read Answer
If your son has IED, ODD and ADHD then he absolutely should be "classified" and therefore should have an IEP. Amblyopia is not itself a... Read Answer
If you child has been expelled, it must happen according to the requirements. There has to be some determination that the child is a danger,... Read Answer
If the child was not the cause of the safety issue, then yes, the child still has the right to Free Appropriate Public Education. If the child... Read Answer
It would depend on the nature of the issue. Childrne that attend private school do not have the same rights as children that attend public... Read Answer