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If your child has
been suspended or threatened with expulsion from school, or
you are faced with truancy
charges for non-attendance, it is
important to seek advice from an experienced education law
attorney. School boards and school districts must comply with
certain procedural rules when making the decision to expel
a student, and without representation from a knowledgeable
education law attorney, you and your child may find yourselves
forced to accept an unacceptable outcome when other options
may be available.
With offices in Walnut Creek and Pittsburg, California, The Law
Offices of Johnson & Johnson,
provides legal representation in school expulsion and suspension proceedings
as part of our education law practice.
Your child's education and school record are invaluable and should
be protected with every resource available. Our attorneys have
significant experience representing students at expulsion and due
process hearings — using the procedural rules
to make sure your child's rights under education law are protected.
Some of the techniques employed by our lawyers on behalf of students in trouble
for transgressions such as truancy, fighting or sexual harassment include:
Informal negotiation: In some cases, the student's
case may be resolved short of expulsion or suspension via informal
negotiation. The issues identified by the school may often be
resolved short of a formal expulsion, and the trouble may be
kept off the student's educational transcript.
Examination of the student's need for special education: Sometimes,
students get in trouble at school due to an unidentified need
for special education, or an individualized education plan (IEP).
In such cases, our lawyers work with the school district and
special education experts to make sure such a plan is put into
place — and complied with.
Failure to comply: The school's failure to
comply with the IEP can be a defense to the school taking action
against your child.
Representation at expulsion hearings: We make
sure the school honors the student's right to a formal expulsion
hearing, using the Constitutional right to due process. At such
a hearing, mitigating factors may be brought to light that your
advocate will use to argue for more reasonable consequences.
If you have questions about any matter related to education law,
and especially if your child is facing suspension or expulsion
from school, we encourage you to contact our office for a free
and confidential initial consultation at (925) 952-8900.
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