Explaining the Law and Providing Self-Help Information for Low-Income Iowans
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Disability Rights
Guardianships for Children
Parents should consider all their options before agreeing to let someone else have a guardianship over their child. A guardianship may be hard to end and can last much longer than planned. A guardian has no legal obligation to allow the parents to visit unless it is ordered by a judge Also a child support action could be brought against the parents.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Legal Rights of Persons With Disabilities
People with disabilities, including those who use assistive technology, have many rights. Here is just a summary of some areas with special protections of which you should be aware.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
All Children Have a Right to Public Education
All children, regardless of their immigration status, are entitled to a public education.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
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Bullying
Answers to common questions about the anti-bullying and anti-harassment policies schools are required to have.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Can the School Make Me Get a Guardianship in Order to Enroll Children I Am Taking Care Of?
Sometimes, parents are not able to take care of their kids. The parents may have died, or be ill, or absent. Often, grandparents, aunts, uncles and others help out. Sometimes, the substitute parents may have problems enrolling the children in school. The school may tell the substitute parents that they have to get a “guardianship” over the children.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
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Education and Schools
Many school-age children have been displaced disasters.They have all the rights federal law gives to children who have lost housing or meet any other definition of "homeless."
By: Iowa Legal Aid
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For-Profit Colleges: A Closer Look at Technical Schools and Employability
Information from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Iowa Attorney General's Office community colleges and technical schools.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
FTC Consumer Information on Education
(Separate Website)
Consumer information for parents and students looking at scholarships, loans and residential treatment programs.
By: Federal Trade Commission
Guardianships for Children
Parents should consider all their options before agreeing to let someone else have a guardianship over their child. A guardianship may be hard to end and can last much longer than planned. A guardian has no legal obligation to allow the parents to visit unless it is ordered by a judge Also a child support action could be brought against the parents.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Have You Applied for a Waiver of School Fees?
School fees can really add up. There are some fees that even parents should not have to pay. The school should not be able to collect a fee if the fee is not authorized by Iowa law. Fee waiver is the topic of this information.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Having a Voice and Making a Choice in Where Your Child Goes to School
Open enrollment lets Iowa parents or guardians who live in one school district enroll their children into another Iowa school district where they don't live.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Safe Schools
Do you worry if your children’s school is safe? Here is some basic help for parents who want to help make schools safer. It is based on research of lawyers, educators, and public safety professionals.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Truancy
Children may miss school for lots of reasons. Students may be sick, afraid of being bullied, or too depressed to attend. One response to poor attendance is to label the student as a ?truant.?
By: Iowa Legal Aid
What Are The Policies at Your Child's School?
Most parents help their children get ready for school by getting their school supplies and gym clothes ready each fall. A lot of schools print a checklist of things the parents are supposed to provide. The checklist in this article is for parents as well, but it is to help parents see if the school has provided what it is supposed to provide.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
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Deferment, Forbearance and Consolidation of Student Loan Debts
Higher education is expensive. After leaving school, many former students find it hard to meet their monthly student loan payments and it is easy to fall behind. A lot of former students do not know that there are alternatives out there that will help to either reduce or stop student loan payments before they fall behind.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
FTC Consumer Information on Education
(Separate Website)
Consumer information for parents and students looking at scholarships, loans and residential treatment programs.
By: Federal Trade Commission
Have You Applied for a Waiver of School Fees?
School fees can really add up. There are some fees that even parents should not have to pay. The school should not be able to collect a fee if the fee is not authorized by Iowa law. Fee waiver is the topic of this information.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
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