…Kindergarten through second grade.1 Whenever a school makes the decision to suspend a student, it increases that child’s likelihood of future educational barriers and challenges, including discipline, truancy, and dropout,…

…Protection Clause. 4 After hearing argument, this Court overruled, without prejudice, the preliminary objections regarding the nature of the constitutional rights at issue and the level of scrutiny to be…

…impact on learning and instruction? As a result of surveys, in-depth interviews and research reviews, we have concluded that the shortage is having a more significant, widespread, and potentially long-term…

…it overruled “without prejudice, preliminary objections concerning the nature of the constitutional rights at issue and the corresponding level of judicial scrutiny to be applied.” It also deferred ruling on…

…Absences, THE NEW REPUBLIC (Mar. 6, 2015), https://newrepublic.com/article/121186/truancy-laws- unfairly-attack-poor-children-and-parents …………………………………………………. 18 DEBORAH FOWLER ET. AL., TEXAS APPLESEED, CLASS, NOT COURT: RECONSIDERING TEXAS’ CRIMINALIZATION OF TRUANCY 14 (2015), https://www.texasappleseed.org/sites/default/files/TruancyReport_ All_FINAL_SinglePages.pdf ……………………………………………………………..passim…

…In March 2011, following their father family home, only for vacations. The 2 to keep the children in the same school district despite their living disruption in order to ensure…

…Due Process Manifestation Determination Truancy Policy Code Consequences Code Website Manifestation Determination Transparency Early Elementary Suspensions Certified Teachers Certified ESL Teachers Certified SPED Teachers Certified Instructional Leader Food Safety Health…

…: Docket No. 587 M.D. 2014 ANSWER TO PETITIONERS’ APPLICATION FOR RELIEF Pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 123, Respondent Joseph B. Scarnati, III, President pro tempore of the…

…of seeking partial summary relief on the nature of the constitutional right underlying Petitioners’ equal protection claim and the corresponding level of judicial scrutiny (May 7 Order at 1), any…

…especially those struggling and disadvantaged districts, the General Assembly must work with the Governor to increase overall education funding.” The brief was filed as a response to the petitioners’ July…

…student services must be “an integral part of the instructional program at all levels of the school system.” 22 Pa. Code § 12.41(c)(1); planned instruction in “[v]ocational-technical education, . ….