Handling Tough Complaints and Student Discipline in Charter Schools
Charter schools must adhere to legal requirements for student discipline, while also balancing student safety and often handling complaints about the underlying student behavior. It’s not always clear which process must be followed to investigate a complaint, especially when legal requirements change. This session will provide an overview of the legally required complaint processes, including Title IX and UCP. We will discuss tips and strategies for how and when to use an effective informal complaint process, and will also cover the legal requirements for equitable discipline practices, suspensions, and expulsions.
Presented by
Deputy Director
Scholarship Prep
Andrew Crowe is the Deputy Director at Scholarship Prep. Andrew has driven equitable practices as a leader in Philadelphia, Hawai`i, and Southern California. He currently serves as the Elder-In-Residence of the Native American Alumni Board of Notre Dame and a board member of the Orange County Continuum of Care, a cross-agency elected board designed to end homelessness.
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Based in Los Angeles, Greta is the leader of Procopio’s Education practice group. She provides legal counsel to both classroom and nonclassroom-based schools on a variety of issues. Greta advises on new charters, renewals, material revisions, changes in the law, school policies, contracts, independent study, authorizer relations, Brown Act, Public Records Act, conflicts of interest, funding, student matters, admissions, and more. Greta represents schools of all sizes, and has worked with numerous charter networks on strategic partnerships, resource sharing, and governance. She provides regular trainings on charter school topics, and is actively engaged in school issues and policy.
Partner
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP
Merrick has worked for charter schools for more than a decade. He advises on a variety of issues, including charter renewals and material revisions, authorizer relations, student discipline, board policies and governance, contracts, facility issues, and many others. Merrick regularly provides trainings on Title IX, Brown Act, Public Records Act, avoiding conflicts under the Political Reform Act and Government Code section 1090, and new legislation impacting clients in the education sector. Prior to law school, Merrick worked as a substitute teacher in all grade levels at the Kings County Office of Education.
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