Education Resources
Education Issues We Help With
LASCO helps people with their legal problems in a variety of ways, such as legal information, advice, or representation. LASCO’s Education Team gives advice and representation to clients with issues like:
- School Discipline (Out of School Suspension and Expulsion)
- School Push Out (Emergency Removals, Parent Pick Up Request)
- Special Education (Initial Evaluations, Implementation of Individual Education Programs, Implementation of 504 Plans)
- Related Services (Transportation, Speech, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy)
- Behavior Supports (Behavior Intervention Plans and Functional Behavior Assessment)
- Enrollment
- Language Access
- School Fees (Withholding Report Card or Transcript)
- Bullying/Harassment
- School Access for Homeless Students
- Title IX Sex Discrimination
Self-Help Resources
Your Rights
Education Law Team: Did You Know that Lawyers Can Help Students at School?
This brochure explains how Legal Aid may be able to help students excercise their right to a free and appropriate public education and signs a student may need help.
Educational Rights for Homeless Students – The McKinney-Vento Act
This brochure explains a federal law that creates special protections for homeless students.
Frequently Asked Questions About School Fees
This brochure explains how being eligible for a free lunch affects the need to pay school fees.
Special Education
Understanding Your Child's Special Education Rights
This brochure explains the rights and responsibilities parents and students have to a free, appropriate public education. The brochure talks about the Individualized Education Program (IEP) and other rights.
Discipline, Suspensions, and Expulsions
School Discipline: Know Your Rights
This brochure explains the school discipline process and the rights of students and parents.
This brochure explains how a student becomes a habitual truant student, how that affects the student and the student’s parents, and how to fix the truancy issues.
Truancy Pro Se (Do-It-Yourself) Resources
- Letter to prosecutor for absence intervention
- Motion to enforce absence intervention
- Absence intervention plan
FAQs About the Supporting Alternatives for Fair Education (SAFE) Law
The SAFE Act is a law designed to reduce the number of out-of-school suspensions and expulsions of students in pre-K through 3rd grade.
Individualized Health Plans
Individualized Health Plans – Basics
This brochure explains how Individual Health Plans help schools address a student’s medical needs even if the student does not need special education services.
FAQs About Individualized Health Plans
Need more in-depth information about IHPs? Check out this brochure for more detail about the differences and similarities between IHPs and 504 Plans, how to request an IHP, and steps the school nurse and medical staff should take to follow an IHP
Bullying (School Safety Plans, Bullying Interventions, and Help for LGBTQ+ Students)
How to Address Bullying in School
This brochure explains what to do if your child is being bullied at school. It includes information on asking a school or school district to investigate possible bullying, sample letters to report bullying, and a sample safety plan a parent can tailor to their child’s needs.
How to Address Bullying in School for LGBTQ+ Students
This packet explains what to do if your child is being bullied at school based upon sexual orientation and/or gender identity. It includes information on asking a school or school district to investigate possible bullying, sample letters to report bullying, and a sample safety plan a parent can tailor to their child’s needs.
Applying for a Name Change on Behalf of a Minor
Filing an Application for a Name Change on Behalf of a Minor
This guide was made to help parents or guardians file applications on behalf of their transgender children to legally change their name. It includes which documents you will need, how to file the application, and how to prepare for a hearing.
LASCO may be able to assist with:
- Individualized Education Plans
- 504 Plans
- Safety plans
- Health plans
- Behavior intervention plans
- Related services