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Adult Education & Training Rights
G.E.D. program: questions and answers
(Separate Website)
Link to agency website. Find out about your right to take the G.E.D. - the alternative to a high school diploma.
By: La. Department of Education
How to Get Legal Help/Como Obtener Ayuda Legal
Information in English and Spanish about how to get help from programs that offer free help to qualified people. This slide show has an audio track in Spanish.
Lea aquí para aprender cómo obtener ayuda gratis con problemas legales, ayuda de los programas para las personas de ingresos bajos.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Lawyer Referral and Information
(Separate Website)
Here is a link to the Lawyer Referral and Information page from the site of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Here are the individual numbers listed on that site:
Lawyer Referral Numbers
Baton Rouge:
(225)344-9926
Lafayette
(337)237-4700
Lake Charles:
(337)436-3308
New Orleans
(504)561-8828
Shreveport:
(318)222-0720
By: Louisiana State Bar Association
PAANO MAGHARAP NG REKLAMO UKOL SA DISKRIMINASYON SA OPISINA NG KARAPATANG SIBIL (How to file a discrimination complaint -- U.S. Department of Education)
(Separate Website)
PAANO MAGHARAP NG REKLAMO UKOL SA DISKRIMINASYON
SA OPISINA NG KARAPATANG SIBIL
(OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS)
By: U.S. Department of Education
How to Get Legal Help/Como Obtener Ayuda Legal
Information in English and Spanish about how to get help from programs that offer free help to qualified people. This slide show has an audio track in Spanish.
Lea aquí para aprender cómo obtener ayuda gratis con problemas legales, ayuda de los programas para las personas de ingresos bajos.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Lawyer Referral and Information
(Separate Website)
Here is a link to the Lawyer Referral and Information page from the site of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Here are the individual numbers listed on that site:
Lawyer Referral Numbers
Baton Rouge:
(225)344-9926
Lafayette
(337)237-4700
Lake Charles:
(337)436-3308
New Orleans
(504)561-8828
Shreveport:
(318)222-0720
By: Louisiana State Bar Association
PAANO MAGHARAP NG REKLAMO UKOL SA DISKRIMINASYON SA OPISINA NG KARAPATANG SIBIL (How to file a discrimination complaint -- U.S. Department of Education)
(Separate Website)
PAANO MAGHARAP NG REKLAMO UKOL SA DISKRIMINASYON
SA OPISINA NG KARAPATANG SIBIL
(OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS)
By: U.S. Department of Education
What happens in Juvenile Court
(Separate Website)
Basic information about what happens after your child is arrested, from the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court. Note that the way a case goes through the system may be different in other parts of the state.
By: Orleans Parish Juvenile Court
Enforcement of Federal Laws that Protect Educational Opportunities
(Separate Website)
How the federal government helps preserve these rights.
How to Get Legal Help/Como Obtener Ayuda Legal
Information in English and Spanish about how to get help from programs that offer free help to qualified people. This slide show has an audio track in Spanish.
Lea aquí para aprender cómo obtener ayuda gratis con problemas legales, ayuda de los programas para las personas de ingresos bajos.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Lawyer Referral and Information
(Separate Website)
Here is a link to the Lawyer Referral and Information page from the site of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Here are the individual numbers listed on that site:
Lawyer Referral Numbers
Baton Rouge:
(225)344-9926
Lafayette
(337)237-4700
Lake Charles:
(337)436-3308
New Orleans
(504)561-8828
Shreveport:
(318)222-0720
By: Louisiana State Bar Association
Out, Safe and Respected
(Separate Website)
Explains your rights to be safe at school.
By: LambdaLegal.org
PAANO MAGHARAP NG REKLAMO UKOL SA DISKRIMINASYON SA OPISINA NG KARAPATANG SIBIL (How to file a discrimination complaint -- U.S. Department of Education)
(Separate Website)
PAANO MAGHARAP NG REKLAMO UKOL SA DISKRIMINASYON
SA OPISINA NG KARAPATANG SIBIL
(OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS)
By: U.S. Department of Education
Parent's Rights Guidebook
(Separate Website)
A guidebook for parents of children with exceptionalities. The resource contains information about processes developed to protect the rights of parents and their children.
By: Louisiana Department of Education
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
,
Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt
Questions and Answers about Sexual Harassment
(Separate Website)
This publication by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights eplains what federal law requires of schools, to protect students from sexual harassment.
Questions and Answers on Disability Discrimination under Section 504 and Title II
(Separate Website)
Explains what schools are covered by these major anti-discrimination laws, and what schools must do for students with disabilities.
Questions and Answers on Race Discrimination
(Separate Website)
On other website. Which schools, programs and students Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 covers.
By: U.S. Department of Education
Questions and Answers on Sex Discrimination
(Separate Website)
On other website. Which schools, programs and students are covered by Title IX protections against sex discrimination and harassment.
By: U.S. Department of Education
Race and National Origin Discrimination
(Separate Website)
On other website. Overview of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a federal law.
By: U.S. Department of Education
Sex Discrimination: Overview of the Law
(Separate Website)
On other website. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination based on sex in education programs and activities that get federal financial aid.
By: U.S. Department of Education
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