Students
A pregnant student is suspended from school, due to missing too many classes, but has a reasonable excuse for doing so. Is this allowed?
No.
The school cannot discriminate against a student who is pregnant.
A teacher notices that one of their students has been consistently failing all of their classes. Can they advise them to drop out?
No.
Under Senate Bill 100, no school official can advise a failing student to drop out.
A parent has provided the school with false information about where their child lives. What penalty will they face?
Up to 30 days in jail or a fine.
A 16 year old student has recently moved out of their parent's home and has been living with their grandmother for the last few months. Are they an emancipated minor?
No.
An emancipated minor is a person 16 to 18 years old who has demonstrated the ability to manage his or her own affairs and lives wholly or partially independent of parents or guardians. The student in this scenario is still living with a legal guardian (their grandmother).
A school official discovers that one of their students has been living in the United States Illegally. Can the school expel them?
No.
All children living in the United States, regardless of citizenship are entitled to education.
A parent encourages their child to miss school, what penalty will they face?
30 days of imprisonment or a fine of $1,500.
A student enrolled in the district, moves out of said district partway through the year. Can they still complete their school term?
Yes.
The child must be permitted to attend school in the school district in which the child was originally enrolled.
A school board has discovered that one of their employees was willfully ignorant to a case of child abuse. Can the school board have them dismissed?
Yes.
If a school board determines that any school district employee has willfully failed to report an instance of suspected child abuse or neglect, as required by the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, then the school board may dismiss that employee immediately upon that determination.
A parent doesn't believe in immunizations or health visits for religious reasons. Can they still enroll their child in school?
Yes, and the school cannot deny them enrollment, so long as the parent provides the school with a signed statement of objection.
An athlete misses the bus to go to one of their away games at a separate school. Does the school still have to provide them with transportation?
No.
The school district doesn't have to elect to provide transportation to extracurricular activities at all.