School Process
Entries across the digest that deal with school process.
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Education & Youth
Individualized Education Programs Under IDEA
An IEP is a binding written plan for one child, produced by a team that includes the parents, and judged by whether it is reasonably calculated to enable progress appropriate to that child.
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Education & Youth
FERPA: Education Records, Access, and Disclosure
FERPA gives parents and eligible students the right to inspect, seek amendment of, and control disclosure of education records, enforced by the Department rather than by private suit.
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Education & Youth
School Residency and Enrollment Disputes
Residency is state law and usually turns on living in the district, not owning property. Federal rules override it for several groups, and refusals carry an appeal route.
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Education & Youth
Compulsory Attendance and Truancy Proceedings
State law fixes the compulsory ages, the excused absence categories, and the point at which absence becomes truancy. Cases can run against the child, the parent, or both.
