Should I talk to a DCF officer?

I am a firm believer in just telling the truth. Being accused of something and investigated by an agency such as DCF (called by a different name,...

Can my daughters school force her to go to a alternitive school for misbehaved kids?

This is a very serious matter, as you clearly know. I see at least two issues: education and criminal. A school can expel and remove a student a an...

Can wyotech (my trade school) tell me i can't smoke within 50 ft of the dorm building?

A private employer is within its right to set policies and procedures that employees must adhere to. It sounds as if you have signed a contract and...

What Kind of Attorney will take a case that involves a child being Institutionaly abused at school?

The meeting before a School Board in situation that you have described above could be a "truancy" hearing, meaning, your child is of mandatory...

Is getting hit by a male teacher legal?

The teacher's gender in this fact pattern is irrelevant. Please seek immediate assistance from a trusted adult. Teachers/administrators in your...

I am confused as to what the exact circumstances are in this situation. Is the issue that there were two sheets in question, one that you brought...

Is a school REQUIRED to provide selection material copies to mad parent when child was not selected for Nation'l Honor Society

From the facts that you've described above, you should consider one federal statute in particular, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act...

I'm not sure why your high school is contacting your parents given the facts that you've outlined above - you are 19 years old. Please consider...

Is it legal for a college to ban students from smoking ciggeates inside their own personal cars on campus?

Simply put, "yes." Absent some unique fact that doesn't appear to exist in the situation described above, colleges have the legal authority to...

My son is up for possible expulsion. A hearing has been set,seeking help. What can I do legally?

I'm sorry that your son is in this situation, but it truly is a serious, urgent matter (which you already know). There are two possible,...