Due Process (Score 1)

Many people call the kid a martyr or say that his rights weren't violated..... and I would have said the same thing. However, I watched my little sister go through a situation in which every conceivable right she should have had was violated by the school administration. Now, I tend to think differently and give the family the benefit of the doubt. I researched every aspect about schools and the rights of students and here is what I have found. 1. Many lawyers will take the case free of charge. 2. school districts are required by law to have an appeals process within 30 days (or at the monthly school board meeting). At this appeals process the boy can present his argument. Any lawyer would say that punishment cannot be imposed without due process (even if it is the school districts warped sense). The end of May is ridiculous. 3. After this appeals process the boy can sue. 4. The ACLU will take many cases. 5. THE MOST INTERESTING- the Department of Education( as bad as its rep is) has a complaint process that is supposedly fairly decent. Complaints must be filed within 180 days of the date of the incident. 6. Schools HATE bad publicity. The man that gave that advice is brilliant. Publish the school district's name, their smail mail address, and email addresses if possible. I know my high schools have all the admin staff's email published.) Be polite, but active. 7. Mostly, if you were involved before your son got in "trouble" with this incident, prove it. That is important and will take care of people who would question whether you were doing your duty as a good father. There are a lot of websites and groups that deal with stuff like this. I say take a loook and do some research. I did. Word of caution. My parents chose not to do anything, even though we had a strong case and the district probably would have settled. It would have been hard on my sister, and she would have been put on trial, regardless if she was the victim and a minor. All I am saying is it might not be worth it. Goodluck.