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   Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network - (2)
   Information from the Education Law Center - Pennsylvania - (9)
   Information from Bar Associations and Other Legal Organizations - (3)
  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
 
  
   
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  Information from the Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
 
   School Discipline in Pennsylvania This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Fact Sheet applying to all schools in Pennsylvania, inclucidng charter schools, except for schools in the Philadelphia School district. A separate fact sheet for Philadelphia is available below.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania

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   School Discipline in the Philadelphia School District [PDF] This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Handbook on student discipline in the Philadelphia School District.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
  
   
   When Can Your Child Be Expelled for Bringing Weapons to School? (Act 26) [PDF] This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Information on expulsions under PA Act 26 based on possession of a weapon.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania

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   School Discipline and Students with Disabilities (PDF) This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Informaton on student discipline that can be applied to students with disabilities and the rights of the student being disciplined.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania

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   What Can You Do If Your Child Is Being Harassed by Other Students in School? [PDF] This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Information on peer-to-peer harassment in schools.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
  
   
   Where to Go for Help When Your Child is Being Harassed at a Philadelphia Public School? This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Fact Sheet on where to get help if your child in the Philadelphia school district is being harrassed.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
  
   
   What Can You Do if Your Child With Disabilities is Being Harrassed by Other Students? This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Informaton on the options available when your child With disabilities is being harrassed by other students.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania

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   Appeals from Disciplinary Transfers in the Philadelphia School District This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Information about disciplinary transfers in Philadelphia Schools. (PDF)
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
  
   
   Educating Children "At Risk" - A Handbook for Caseworkers, Probation Officers and Families This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)

This manual provides the basic information needed to help overcome the problems frequently encountered by children living away from their birth families in obtaining appropriate public education and special education.

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By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
  
   
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  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
  
   
   Truancy (Separate Website)
Information on compulsory school attendance from the Erie County Bar Association
By: Erie County Bar Association
  
   
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