General Education Problems
Legal Information
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All Children Have a Right to Public Education
All children, regardless of their immigration status, are entitled to a public education. Read More
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Bullying in Iowa
Answers to common questions about the anti-bullying and anti-harassment policies schools are required to have. Read More
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Can A School Employee Put My Child In a Safe Room or Time-Out Room?
A safe room or time-out room is an area or room used by school employees to physically confine or detain students. Physical confinement and detention means keeping a student in a room or other enclosure, from which the student cannot leave. Read More
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Can the School Make Me Get a Guardianship in Order to Enroll Children I Am Taking Care Of?
Sometimes, parents are not able to take care of their kids. The parents may have died, or be ill, or absent. Often, grandparents, aunts, uncles and others help out. Sometimes, the substitute parents may have problems enrolling the children in school. The school may tell the substitute parents that they have to get a “guardianship” over the children. Read More
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For-Profit Colleges: A Closer Look at Technical Schools and Employability
Information from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Iowa Attorney General's Office community colleges and technical schools. Read More
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FTC Consumer Information on Education
Consumer information for parents and students looking at scholarships, loans and residential treatment programs. Content Detail
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Guardianships for Children
Parents should consider all their options before agreeing to let someone else have a guardianship over their child. A guardianship may be hard to end and can last much longer than planned. A guardian has no legal obligation to allow the parents to visit unless it is ordered by a judge Also a child support action could be brought against the parents. Read More
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Have You Applied for a Waiver of School Fees?
Many parents have a hard time buying all the things their kids need. Fortunately, low-income families can ask that the school waive the fees. Read More
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Having a Voice and Making a Choice in Where Your Child Goes to School
Open enrollment lets Iowa parents or guardians who live in one school district enroll their children into another Iowa school district where they don't live. Read More
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Individual Education Plans
Children with disabilities have rights under federal and Iowa laws. Read More
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Safe Schools
Do you worry if your children’s school is safe? Here is some basic help for parents who want to help make schools safer. It is based on research of lawyers, educators, and public safety professionals. Read More
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What Are The Policies at Your Child's School?
Most parents help their children get ready for school by getting their school supplies and gym clothes ready each fall. A lot of schools print a checklist of things the parents are supposed to provide. The checklist in this article is for parents as well, but it is to help parents see if the school has provided what it is supposed to provide. Read More
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