William gave a great technical answer. In layman's terms, you don't have a "right" to play basketball at the public school. However, if that school...

Yes. Teachers can touch and to some degree manhandle students to gain compliance. I know the situation seems a little petty and I agree. However,...

I am not sure there is anything you can do right now. Your son is on the waitlist. If he gets in, problem solved. If he doesn't, then you will have...

Maybe, but candidly, it probably isn't worth pursing. The primary reason businesses (or schools) close is that they have run out of money. In...

No. Because the internal policies of the Diocese are not contracts in a legal sense. There is no legal basis for a court to intervene. This issue...

The best way to answer it is that it is not illegal. School personnel can touch students. One of the main reasons that is allowed is to get their...

It isn't child abuse. If the 504 is not being followed, you need to raise that question with the appropriate person at the school, probably the...

An assault is a crime. You would call either campus police or the regular police and file a report. Beyond that, your post is too scant of...

I can try to be empathetic to the fact that you probably did not get what you expected by attending this school. However, in no legal world outside...

The Church is still private property. Edward's answer clarifies the distinction. It is unlikely the church or school would need to resort to a...