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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
Expulsions in Pennsylvania : Students' Rights [PDF]
(Separate Website)
Information on explusions from school.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
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Spanish / Español
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
Can a Child with a Chronic Health Impairment or Serious Illness Get Special Help From Her School
(Separate Website)
Information on when a child with a chronic health impairment or serious illness get help to attend school or learn at home.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
A Comparison of the Rights of a Child with a Disability Who Needs "Special Education" and a Child Who is a "Protected Handicapped Student"
(Separate Website)
Comparison chart comparing qualification and requirements of the respective categories of students.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
Common Myths About the Education Rights of Children in Foster Care [PDF]
(Separate Website)
The facts about common myths about the education rights of children in foster care.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
The Rights of Gifted Students in Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
Information on the rights of gifted students.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
How to Get Help For English Language Learners [PDF]
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet tells what schools must do for children whose native language is not English, and where to get help when you have a problem.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
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Spanish / Español
Transportation: When Is a Student Entitled to Free Transportation to and from School [PDF]
(Separate Website)
Information on when regular students, not enrolled in a program of special education, are entitled to free transportation to and from school.
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 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
School Discipline in the Philadelphia School District [PDF]
(Separate Website)
Handbook on student discipline in the Philadelphia School District.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
Your Legal Rights If a Private Company or University Manages Your Child?s Public School [PDF]
(Separate Website)
Information on student and parent rights when a school is managed by an "education management organization.?
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
Enrollment of Students
(Separate Website)
Basic Education Circular from the Pennsylvania Department of Education concerning enrollment of students.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Education
The Right of Homeless Children to Attend School in Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
Information on the rights of homeless children to a free publilc education in Pennsylvania.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
Complaint Process for Residency Disputes [PDF]
(Separate Website)
Informaton on the complaint process to address situations where a student is, or is at risk of being, out of school due to a residency dispute.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
How to Enroll Your Child in Public School
(Separate Website)
Enrollment Guide from the Education Law Center
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
Sample Sworn Statement and Residency Affidavit, 24 P.S. §13-1302 [PDF]
(Separate Website)
Sample residency affidavit for use when requesting enrollment of a school-age child who resides with a friend or relative in a school district different from that of their parents.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
Back to School: Know your enrollment rights (Video)
A basic guide to enrolling your child in a Pennsylvania public school, presented by the Education Law Center.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
Back to School: How to Enroll a Child in School who is Living with Someone Other Than a Parent (Video)
A guide to enrolling children in school if they are living with someone other than a parent. Typically, these children are living with a caregiver such as a grandparent, a relative, or a family friend. Like other youth, these children have the right to go to school in the district where they live.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
How to Enroll a Child Living with Someone Other than A Parent
(Separate Website)
Enrollment Guide from the Education Law Center.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
Back to School: How to enroll a child who is homeless in school (Video)
A guide to the enrollment rights of students who are homeless. These students have special rights under a federal law called the McKinney-Vento act.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
How to Enroll a Child Who is Homeless
(Separate Website)
Enrollment Guide from the Education Law Center
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
Back to School: How to Enroll Yourself as an Older Youth in School (Video)
An enrollment guide for older youth who are emancipated or living on their own. You have a legal right to go to school in Pennsylvania until the end of the school term in which you have your 21st birthday.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
How to Enroll Yourself as an Older Youth in School
(Separate Website)
Enrollment Guide from the Educaton Law Center
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
Rights of Gifted/Handicapped/Special Education Children
(Separate Website)
Information from the Erie County Bar Association
By: Erie County Bar Association
Truancy
(Separate Website)
Information on compulsory school attendance from the Erie County Bar Association
By: Erie County Bar Association
Student Enrollment - Questions & Answers
(Separate Website)
Questions and Answers provided to assist parents, school districts and charter schools in the student enrollment process. This information is based on applicable school law and regulation and reflects procedures outlined in the recently revised Basic Education Circular (BEC) on Student Enrollment.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pennsylvania's Homeless Children's Initiative
(Separate Website)
Information on homeless children's right to an education.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Special Education Due Process Complaint Forms
(Separate Website)
By: Office for Dispute Resolution (Special Education)
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Spanish / Español
Special Education Mediation Forms
(Separate Website)
By: Office of Dispute Resolution (Special Education)
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
The Right to Attend School in Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
Information on the right to attend school in Pennsylvania.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
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