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Free K-12 Student Rights Help Since 1975

THE CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN EDUCATION

For High School, Middle School and Elementary School Students

Know Your Rights

Did You Know That It Is Illegal When:

You Are Not Allowed To Go To Recess For Disciplinary Reasons?
You Are Embarrassed, In Front Of The Class, By A Teacher?
You Serve Detention During Lunch Or On Saturday?
You Are Given Laps Or Pushups As A Punishment?
You Are Not Allowed To Go To The Bathroom?
You Are Locked Out Of Your Class?
You Pay For Parking Spaces?

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Legal Help On K-12 Student Rights

A Free Copy Of Our Handbook On K-12 Student Rights

Free Help On Dealing With Public And Private Schools Systems

Free Counseling On How To Advocate To Ensure Your Educational Rights

Our Resource

K-12 Student Rights Handbook

Handbook Description

  • An Easy-to-Understand Summary Of K-12, Public And Private School, Educational Rights
  • Legal Information Related to Both The Rights And Responsibilities Of Students
  • A Review of Educational Law Affecting Students From 1874 To the Present
  • A Clear, Documented Resource For Student Safety And Well-Being
  • Published Since 1975 With Yearly Revisions

Handbook Citations Taken From

  • United States Supreme Court Decisions
  • United States Federal Court Decisions
  • California Supreme Court Decisions
  • California Appellate Court Decisions
  • California Superior Court Decisions
  • California Attorney General Opinions
  • California Education, Welfare And Health Codes
  • California Code Of Regulations, Civil And Penal Codes

Our answer is the world's hope; it is to rely on youth – not a time of life, but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease.

— Robert F. Kennedy, Past United States Attorney General And United States Senator

With Blessings and Hope Always, Boyer P. August, Ed. D., M. S.

High School Teacher, AdministratorMarriage, Family and Child TherapistEducational Consultant, Student Advocate

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