by Dan DeMarle | Apr 6, 2025 | Charter Schools, Private Schools, School Districts, School Safety
In a Formal Opinion of Counsel, the Department required schools to increase the number of instructional hours provided to suspended students to comply with the requirements of Education Law §3214. Students in elementary grades K-6 are required to receive ten hours of...
by Dan DeMarle | Apr 2, 2025 | Charter Schools, Legislation, Parents/Guardians, Private Schools, School Districts
Proposal before Congress seeks $12 billion in cuts Emily BarnesNew York Connect Team USA TODAY NETWORK “Over 12 million children across the country, including 2.3 million in New York, could lose access to free school meals if a proposal to tighten school meal...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 31, 2025 | Penfield, School Districts
Kerria Weaver Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK “The Penfield Central School District is implementing new security measures at board of education meetings in response to threats it has received in the past couple of weeks. During a board meeting...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 22, 2025 | Prisoner Legal Services, School Districts
This memo provides guidance to public school districts and charter schools regarding the responsibilities for supporting students transitioning into and out of juvenile detention facilities, including: Maintaining student enrollment while in a juvenile detention...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 22, 2025 | Discipline/Suspensions, School Districts, Special Education
By Brooke Schultz — October 07, 2024 “A North Carolina mother knew her 8-year-old son who has autism had been having difficulty in school—and asked that he receive additional support. Instead, while undergoing a functional behavior assessment, he ended up in a...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 22, 2025 | Child sexual abuse/exploitation/sex trafficking, Rape/Sexual Assault, RCSD, School Districts
“He was 13 and halfway through seventh grade when he alleges that an older boy assaulted him in the school bathroom. “He came right behind me,” said the student, who was attending School 45 on Clifford Avenue at the time. “He said, ‘Don’t make a sound.’” When a...
