5th grader rights to go to the restroom

My son was denied the right to go to the restroom. Teacher refused to answer him after he asked her twice, if he could go to the restroom. Recess came and she didn't dismiss him and he went to his desk and urinated in a water bottle. There was nobody around him and no body saw him actually do it. School wants to expel him from school. What are his rights?

school code of conduct

is pushing a student away from

oneself in self defense be included

in the schools definition of a violent act? policy states hitting, kicking.

punching, and scratching . can a school legally suspend a child for pushing another child off himself to

avoid a physical altercation. my child was punched in the face and had his property damaged. both children recieved the same punishment. this happened in a public school. can they really do this? thank you in advance for your

help

education

I know of a teacher that was wrongly accused of petty theft. She went to court pleaded guilty unfortunely has brought her several problems including a credetialing investigation since it appears was an anxiety attack. At the time of the situation she was under severe distress taking care of a bipolar husband which she is no longer caring for? Currently, all charges have been sealed but she is under investigation by the credentialing office. She is very concern about loosing her ability to work. How much should she worried? About and now that the case is sealed does she has to diclose? She has never had these type or any other problems in 40 years. She is significantly worries.

doctors excuses

if you have a doctors excuse to get out of a class can the college over ride it

Possible student right violation or abuse

Hi

I am not sure if my case has any legal or civil basis. I attended Louisiana State University in Shreveport until March 14, 2007. A few days ago, I learned that I had been charged with academic misconduct based on an accusation that was made while I was still in school. I was not informed of any academic misconduct charges before I resigned. The charges were pressed against me after I left the university. I looked in the university's student handbook, and it does not state that a former student is subject to disciplinary action once he/she has left the school. However, I am being charged anyway. I was told by a university worker named Grace that if an incident happened while I was still a student, then the student conduct code still applied to me. I did not see that information in the university's student handbook either. I was told by the Dean of Students that the student handbook was the official guideline to go by concerning academic misconduct. I need some assistance or advice from you or anyone who is familiar with students' rights. If you do not have any available information for me, will you please tell me what organization or other attorney I can contact to help me? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

homework

Do public schools in Connecticut have the right to assign work that is to be completed outside of the alloted school day and to counted as a percentage of a student's grade?

Masters degre

I attendend an acrredited MFA program and graduated. The program no longer exists. Does my degree still exist? I am I responsible for paying back all of my student loans?

holding a 5th grade child back

Who has final say- the parent or the school- My daughter has Audtory processing disorder and is in an IEP program. She suffered some set backs due to illness, loss of teacher, catstrophic accident of father and is now at a 3rd grade reading level and clearly not ready for the 6th grade-I have her in a very comprhensive turtoring program outside of school to help close the gap-but it's not enough- I want to hold her back-the school keeps to pushing her forward- who has the last legal say-before an attorney steps in.

periodic table

How is today's periodic table changing?

Son

I have a son that is a 10th grader in a local High School. At this school there is a written rule that cell phones are not to be brought on campus. My son was caught with his. The phone was off. My question is: Does the vice princpal have the right to turn on his phone and go through my sons messages?

freedom of information

There are a group of parents from our local public high school that would like to pursue issues with the schools handling of athletic decisions. We would like to get information on the athletic director's qualifications, the school's criteria for that position,also the head varsity coaches qualifications,criteria for that position,salaries, and stats, evaluation sheets from try-outs,any written information on the process of picking teams and the oversight of that from the administration. How much information are we intitled to. What they have to provide us legally. We would like any and all information regarding the athletics program and how it is supposed to be run. Whether the coaches have had to take any classes and pass any classes to be in those positions. Do their personal files hold any information to negatively impact their decision making. Can we ask and are they required to give us this information? Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Whit

suspended by university because of cheating on exam

I don't know if this place is suitable for this discussion, but I am really depressed and see no hope in life. So basicly two semesters ago on exam I got caught cheating and the case was forgotten until now when I sent the professor an email asking what will happen, then he summoned a meeting where they decided to suspend me for 3 semesters and upon arrival back to university (which will probably not happen due to financial condition) I have to recomplete the course. So this basicly puts me into a situation where the two years I have spent at the university is just gone. All my friends I made will be gone, and I can't face any of my family members /friends at home. So I see no hope in myself, although I wrote an appeal, but without success. Whenever I just close my eyes, I see the dark future that will approach, one mistake that will fatally change my entire life. I still remember when I used to be a child, how happy I was and now everything suddenly just disappeared in front of me. I don't know if anyone could try to help me. But I feel very lonely and feel that noone is trying to help me. All I want is to continue studying, but it's not possible, so I really don't know what's gonna happen. I lost all my hopes.

Teacher strike

The teachers and staff at Philadelphia Community College went on strike last week. As students, can we take them to court to force them to return to work? We've paid in advance for these classes and we're not getting what we paid for. Thanks.

school records

can an elementary school hold academic records if tuition is still owed?

Firing District Employees

My district just fired an over qualified soccer coach and hired a Board member's relative. Our team has been very successful under his leadership. They gave no reason why he was fired and refused to allow anyone to speak on the fired coaches' behalf at the board meeting. This is not the first time this has happened in my district. Is this legal and what can I do to stop it?

single gender schooling

is single gender schooling in the u.s. (after the oct. relaxation of title ix) legal? is single gender schooling constitutional? can an act be legal yet unconstitutional or visa vera?

dropping out of high school

How old do you have to be to drop out of high school in Pennsylvania without parental consent?

School question

if you were a student and the school disband the department of studies that you were in, does that violate any of your consitutional rights?

learning disability

My grandchild is the poorest reader in the class but the teacher insists she simply won't pay attention. Do I have the right to demand she be tested for possible placement in special ed program under PL 94 142?

Can a teacher get away with wrong grades?

Im a sophmore in high school and on the Friday before finals I had to check out of school to go to the cardiologist. Prior to leaving I went to each teacher that i would not see in class to get my work and see if I needed to turn anything in. My teacher told me that i could leave and I had nothing to do or turn in. She proceeded to give me a 0 on a calander that was due that day which caused my grade to drop 5 points in an honors class, from an A to a B in an ho. I am a straight A student and have never made a B before. The teacher told my dad that she felt she wasn't responsible for telling me to turn in the calander and it's my fault when i went to her and asked her if it was due. The teacher also began telling other teachers and students that I left school (my parents decided to homeschool me because of this, not being allowed to switch teachers and bullying) because I got a B and couldn't handle it. I was forced to re-enter the school because i would not be able to participate in mock trial where i was lead attorney as 2 years running. The handbook does not say a teacher can withhold work at her discresion and and never speaks of the 25 point per day deduction for late grades which she is ''using.'' What can I do?