…that while the numbers are high in some cyber charters, many of the special education students in those schools are not receiving appropriate educational services. http://www.elc-pa.org/resource/updated-elc-analysis-charter-school-law-revisions-in-sb-1085/ http://www.elc-pa.org/resource/updated-elc-analysis-charter-school-law-revisions-in-sb-1085/ http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ELC_Cyber_Charter_Testimony_11_15_13.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ELC_Cyber_Charter_Testimony_11_15_13.pdf !…

…The Guardian (Mar. 25, 2015, 7:49 AM), https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/25/women-of-color-police- sexual-assault-racist-criminal-justice (women of color); Jennifer Medina, Too Scared to Report Sexual Abuse. The Fear: Deportation, N.Y. Times (Apr. 30, 2017), https://www.nytimes.com/ 2017/04/30/us/immigrants-deportation-sexual-abuse.html…

…http://ed.psu.edu/news/2015-jan-march-news/accountability-measure). 26 Many of these suggestions are consistent with recent guidance from the federal government regarding best practices in school climate and discipline. http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf http://www.saveourschoolsnj.org/save/corefiles/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/NJ-Charter-School-Report_10.29.2014.pdf http://www.saveourschoolsnj.org/save/corefiles/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/NJ-Charter-School-Report_10.29.2014.pdf http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/delaware/75875-aclu http://8rri53pm0cs22jk3vvqna1ub.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/RFA_PACER_SPP_Brief_March_2015.pdf http://8rri53pm0cs22jk3vvqna1ub.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/RFA_PACER_SPP_Brief_March_2015.pdf http://ed.psu.edu/news/2015-jan-march-news/accountability-measure…

media, and increased efforts to limit inappropriate access to guns. Available at http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13- OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012- 2_pm_ET.pdf. mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] http://www.schoolsecurity.org/trends/arming_teachers.html http://www.repgrove.com/Display/SiteFiles/103/OtherDocuments/SelectCommitteeSchoolSafetyFinalReport.pdf.pdf http://www.repgrove.com/Display/SiteFiles/103/OtherDocuments/SelectCommitteeSchoolSafetyFinalReport.pdf.pdf http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/resources/documents/ftp/publications/2016-10-27%20Final%20REPORT%20for%20WEBSITE%20updated%2011.16.16%20%20WB.pdf http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/resources/documents/ftp/publications/2016-10-27%20Final%20REPORT%20for%20WEBSITE%20updated%2011.16.16%20%20WB.pdf http://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/2016/09/12/teacher-resigns-after-child-finds-her-loaded-gun-school/90280916/ http://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/2016/09/12/teacher-resigns-after-child-finds-her-loaded-gun-school/90280916/ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-teacher-shooting-utah-idUSKBN0H62HL20140911 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/08/us/schools-seeking-to-arm-employees-hit-hurdle-on-insurance.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/08/us/schools-seeking-to-arm-employees-hit-hurdle-on-insurance.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13-OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012-2_pm_ET.pdf http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13-OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012-2_pm_ET.pdf http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13-OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012-2_pm_ET.pdf…

…the overuse of discipline practices that remove students from the classroom, and the use of aversive behavioral interventions that compromise student health and safety.” The proposed regulations at 200.19 do…

…RESIDENTIAL FACILITY WAS NOT IN HIS BEST INTEREST BECAUSE RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENTS ARE COUNTERPRODUCTIVE IN ADDRESSING TRUANCY AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL HARM …………………………………………………….. 17 A. Residential Placements Further Alienate Children From School…

…Lead Surveillance, Annual Report 2014 available at http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20 Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.p df 3 Pediatric Lead Exposure Flint Water Results, Mona Hanna-Attisha, available at http://www.scribd.com/doc/282806501/Pediatric-Lead-Exposure-Flint-Water-Results http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/lib/health/familyhealth/lead_elimination_plan_for_2010.pdf http://www.nchh.org/Portals/0/Contents/PA%20-%20Impact%20Stmt.pdf http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.pdf http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.pdf http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.pdf http://www.scribd.com/doc/282806501/Pediatric-Lead-Exposure-Flint-Water-Results 2 There…

…Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Homeless%20Task%20Force%202014%20Report.pdf http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Homeless%20Task%20Force%202014%20Report.pdf http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?EntryId=1279&Command=Core_Download&method=inline&PortalId=0&TabId=124 http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?EntryId=1279&Command=Core_Download&method=inline&PortalId=0&TabId=124 http://www.vera.org/publication_pdf/apprchs_school_safety.pdf 5 A. Children Experiencing Homelessness In 1987, in response to research indicating that children experiencing homelessness were languishing…

…http://www.elc-pa.org/Dana%20Baron%20letter.pdf http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/alternative_education_for_distruptive_youth_%28aedy%29/7318 http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/alternative_education_for_distruptive_youth_%28aedy%29/7318 7 has never collected or published any data regarding the academic rigor of AEDY programs or the academic performance of AEDY students once they leave AEDY programs…

…http://www.elc-pa.org/Dana%20Baron%20letter.pdf http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/alternative_education_for_distruptive_youth_%28aedy%29/7318 http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/alternative_education_for_distruptive_youth_%28aedy%29/7318 7 has never collected or published any data regarding the academic rigor of AEDY programs or the academic performance of AEDY students once they leave AEDY programs…

…Blairsville‐Saltsburg Indiana 343 $8,608 $10,244 Springfield Delaware 489 $11,918 $11,651 Homer‐Center Indiana 144 $6,450 $10,289 Upper Darby Delaware 1898 $8,867 $11,703 Indiana Indiana 413 $8,410 $9,673 Wallingford/Swarthmore Delaware 577 $13,822…

…Education. …………………………………………… 113 FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION FOR VIOLATION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTION’S EDUCATION CLAUSE ………………… 117 SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION FOR VIOLATION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTION’S EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE…

…http://www.hear-me.net/stories/7244. 32 Interview with Chris, 17, a senior at Palumbo High School (Philadelphia County), “We lost guidance counselors to budget cuts” (Dec. 3, 2014), available at http://www.hear- me.net/stories/8333. 21 administer…

…Officers on Leave Over Slapping Video, CNN, Mar. 2, 2016, http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/02/us/baltimore-slap-video/. 22 Id. 23 LMPD Officer Chokes Teen Until His Body Goes ‘Limp’, WDRB.com, Mar. 12, 2015, http://www.wdrb.com/story/28405362/lmpd-officer-accused-of-assaulting-students-appears-in- court. 24…

…Xuan Bui, Carol Quirk, Selene Almazan, Michele Valenti, http://www.mcie.org/usermedia/application/6/inclusion_works_final.pdf (collecting studies). https://www.philasd.org/performance/pssakeystone/ https://www.phillyeducationresearch.org/projects/educating-english-language-learners/ https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/SRC-Testimony-ELL-Students-03-2017.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/SRC-Testimony-ELL-Students-03-2017.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ELC-Testimony-Re-Meeting-the-Needs-of-Immigrant-Students-Jan24th.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ELC-Testimony-Re-Meeting-the-Needs-of-Immigrant-Students-Jan24th.pdf http://www.mcie.org/usermedia/application/6/inclusion_works_final.pdf 3 2. Provide a Safe and Affirming Environment for Every Student Every…

…Foster Care and Education website at http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/NationalWork/NationalWorkGroup.aspx http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/about-ocfc/truancy http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/childrens-roundtable-initiative/state-roundtable-workgroups/educational-success-and-truancy-prevention http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/childrens-roundtable-initiative/state-roundtable-workgroups/educational-success-and-truancy-prevention http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/assets/files/page-331/file-600.pdf http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/ http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/NationalWork/NationalWorkGroup.aspx 3 Attendance Matters: The Impact of Truancy on Academic & Life Outcomes The importance of school attendance…

…use a tax effort factor in their formula. District size is another other commonly used district factor. • 27 states, including West Virginia, use a factor for small school districts…

…for new laws and policies in pennsylvania and washington; and working with organizations and media. www.pde.state.pa.us http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pa_codes/7501/educational_portions_of__non-educational__placements/507372 http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pa_codes/7501/educational_portions_of__non-educational__placements/507372 www.jlc.org http://www.stoneleighfoundation.org/sites/dev.stoneleighcenter.org/files/DPW%20Bullentin%20Educational%20Portions%20of%20Non-Educational%20Residential%20Placements_0.pdf www.stoneleighfoundation.org http://www.elc-pa.org http://www.stoneleighfoundation.org/juniorfellows/styer 5 1 “white paper : Community alternatives…

…disciplinary context, because they can sometimes be used to challenge disciplinary action. This is because some disciplinary actions are considered to be “changes in placement,” which are among the issues…

…https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/Pennsylvania%20State%20Snapshot%20-%202017%20NSCS_0.pdf https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/Pennsylvania%20State%20Snapshot%20-%202017%20NSCS_0.pdf https://gsanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LGBTQ_brief_FINAL.pdf https://gsanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LGBTQ_brief_FINAL.pdf https://gsanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LGBTQ_brief_FINAL.pdf https://gsanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LGBTQ_brief_FINAL.pdf students in a school.12 There is also a close correlation between the socioeconomic status/class of students and the use of metal…