Hello,

I am graduate student at the University of Northern Iowa working on an MA in Spanish. We take all courses in Spain during the summer. Our program requires 32 credits for a MA and we can complete it in three summers. Recently my entire program received an e-mail saying that they are canceling our graduate program. The University is not telling us why the program is being canceled. They say they will send out alternatives for completing the degree. There are also rumors that the program found out they were not accredited. I cannot say if this is true or not but considering their unwillingness to explain why they are canceling the program it makes me wonder. What legal responsibility does UNI have to offer us to a way to complete our MA? Do they need to offer an authentic abroad setting as promised or could they make us come to campus? Or do they have any responsibility at all to offer us a way to complete our MA? If they are not accredited should they legally have to reimburse us for tuition?

Hi, I'm an elementary school teacher in California. Recently I was physically assaulted by one of my 8th grade female students. She grabbed the lower part of my leg while she was sitting down. I emailed the incident to my principal expressing concern about this particular student. He never did anything about it and the student is still in my class. What are my rights? Can I request a transfer of this student to another class or transfer to another school within my district? I really don't feel safe teaching with her in my class.

Thanks

Are there any legal ramifications that need to be considered if I have plans on creating a college student grant?

# I have Maryland selected for state. But I ultimately plan on not having it state restricted.

# The grant wouldn't be a large some of money, more along the lines of either $500.00 or $1,000.00.

# The grant will be restricted to college students within a particular job field.

# The essays / submissions should be released to me as part of the requirement.

# It would be nice to include school grade within as either a pre or post requisite.

Is it legal for a parent to not allow their child to go to school as a punishment?

Whenever my mother wants something done, she says that I won't be allowed to go to school until it's done. I'm fairly sure that this is not legal, but I would like to know for sure.

I am a principal of a small private school in southern california. We had an incident where a first grade boy (allegedly) jumped on another first grade boy several times in an attempt to (allegedly) hurt the boy. This was not witnessed by an adult but was told to the mother of the boy that was jumped on. The teacher has talked to the boys, the boy that did the jumping has written an apology. The little boy that did the jumping has ADHD ... and takes medication everyday. He was adopted from a childrens home in Russia. He is in his second year at our school. He is typically a good guy but does have issues that are being worked through with therapist and parents.

My question: The mother that had her boy jumped on is concerned that it could happen again and appears to want to know "exactly" what will happen to the child if he does it again. She appears to be insistent that this is dealt so it will not happen. Her question is "what will happen if this happens again with any child?"

I've not given her an exact answer because I do not feel the answer is black or white. What happens if the child is provoked.......what happens if it is considered an accident ....

I do not feel I should tell the parent "exactly" what will happen as a result of an action until the action occurs and I can determine the events that set the action off. I don't think I need to tell a parent exactly what will happen if this happens again. Should I be telling her what will happen?

My 9 yr old daughter went on a chat line at school and a naked man asked her if he could have sex with her. What should I do? Do I have a case against the school because they failed to report this to the authorities and they did not notify me either?

Hi

I am a student at SUNY (state university of New York)

and have been informed that I cannot choose the specialization I wish to pursue for my major.

Reasons is because the specialization I want to pursue is already full.

However, given that

1. There were much more students who wanted to study a specific specialization then available spots,

2. Some select students who didnt get into the specialization program at first (because of the class being full) but later being able to put into the specialization they desired.

3. The school not giving out any official notice to students regarding the specialization selection progress, and not letting students aware that only a select amount of students were able to change their specialization.

Can I sue my school?

I have spent close to two years in hopes of studying a specific major AND specialization, and I have to spend the rest of my school year studying a specialization I do not want to study.

Any help on my legal rights would be appreciated.

Thank you.