Make sure your student handbook is in compliance.
Both private and public schools must meet a myriad of obligations under federal and state law concerning notice to students and their parents regarding nondiscrimination policies, the rights of homeless students, privacy and access rights concerning student records, and several other areas. They must also provide adequate notice of prohibited conduct by students and their student disciplinary processes, as well as due process rights in other areas. This topic will help school administrators and others responsible for development of student handbooks to identify provisions that either must be included to ensure legal compliance with such requirements or which should be included to minimize disputes, maximize clarity, and as a best practice. It includes useful guidance concerning handbook provisions ranging from student disciplinary processes to the rights of students with disabilities, FERPA, McKinney Vento, and a host of other areas. It will enable school administrators and officials to improve their handbooks to ensure compliance, better manage risk, and provide maximum clarity for parents and school officials.
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Advisable Provisions for Student Handbooks Pertaining to Attendance and Academic Requirements
- Identification of Criteria for Excused and Unexcused Absences and Tardies
- Attendance Requirements for Academic Credit, When Appropriate
- Specification of Progression and Retention Policies
- Immunization and Health Requirements
- Education of Homeless Students and Unaccompanied Youths
Provisions Concerning Student Conduct and Discipline
- Requirements for Participation in Extracurricular Activities
- Student Privacy Relative to Surgeon's Seizure Issues
- When the School May Restrict Student Speech
- Discipline for off Campus and Out-Of-School Conduct
- Prohibited Conduct and Rubric of Penalties
Provisions Regarding Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Sex Discrimination and Harassment
- Statement of Nondiscrimination Policy
- Identification of Title IX Coordinators
- Provisions Regarding the School's Title IX Grievance Process
Provisions Regarding the School's Obligation Toward Students With Disabilities
- Issues Pertaining to the Obligations of Private Schools Relative to Students With Disabilities
- Statement of Nondiscrimination Policy Relative to Students With Disabilities
- Provisions Concerning Child Find, Evaluation, Placement, and Due Process Obligations
Provisions Concerning Student Records and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
- What Constitutes an Education Record
- Parent and Eligible Students Right to Access Education Records
- The Right Process Concerning Requests to Amend Education Records
- Confidentiality of Education Records
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This course was last revised on September 7, 2018.
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- Lorman Business Center, LLC. is a registered CPE provider with the Texas Education Agency.
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James P. Evans
Barclay Damon LLP
- Partner with Barclay Damon, LLP
- More than 25 years’ experience representing educational institutions, including K-12 and post-secondary institutions, in all facets of education law
- Represents numerous educational institutions, including private schools, charter schools and public school districts concerning all facets of education law, including student privacy
- Advises not-for-profit corporations regarding compliance issues and matters pertaining to education rights
- Has obtained significant experience representing parents, students and educational institutions regarding all facets of education law, including federal and state law compliance
- Adjunct professor of education at Le Moyne College, where he has constructed and taught a master's level course in education law for school administrators over the past nine years
- Frequent speaker and lecturer regarding school law education law and related matters
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