School Discipline in New Jersey: A Toolkit for Students, Families, and Advocates

Education Law Center. 60 Park Place Suite 300, Newark, NJ 07102. Tel: 973-624-1815; Fax: 973-624-7339; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.edlawcenter.org

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Advocates for Children of New Jersey

Parents; Students

Discipline; Student Rights; State Legislation; Suspension; Disproportionate Representation; Expulsion; Student Behavior; Students with Disabilities; Public Schools; Urban Schools; School Policy; Conflict Resolution; Positive Behavior Supports; Hearings; Check Lists

New Jersey; New Jersey (Newark); Massachusetts (Boston); Illinois (Chicago); California (Los Angeles)

All students and their families should know their rights, whether or not they seek to challenge a disciplinary decision. Well-informed students, families, educators and community stakeholders can use this information to advocate for fair disciplinary practices in their school and district. This booklet is based on New Jersey state law. While an individual school's code of conduct can give a student more rights than state law, it cannot give them fewer than it. The toolkit has internet links that students and their families can use to improve their school's approach to discipline, get connected to other families and organizations working on changing school discipline, and get more information about protecting their rights.

ERIC

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