Year: 2016

Beware of Professors Making False Promises to Get You to Admit to Cheating I wanted to write about a scenario that I am seeing all too often. A college student is accused, rightly or falsely, of some form of academic dishonesty or cheating. Maybe they are accused of...

What can a parent do when their student is facing a level IV offense and/or expulsion from school? One of the worst things words you could hear is that your child is facing expulsion from school from his or her public elementary, middle, or high school. In Florida,...

Asselta Law believes that teaching is a noble profession. Teachers mold the minds of our young people with a vision of creating a better future through them. Although most teachers strive to be great educators and work tirelessly for our children, they may at times...

You got the call - A decision has been made to hold back your child a grade. Nothing can be worse than a parent receiving a phone call or a letter from their child’s school that says your child is going to be held back. He or she will be retained in the previous...

Don't let the Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) and End-Of-Course (EOC) tests put your teaching license at risk. Three tips for protecting your certification and career. The Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and...

Academic and Disciplinary College and University Student Appeals Many Florida and New Jersey college and university students will contact me about a particular issue. They have been through a process. Maybe it was that they were accused of academic dishonesty. Perhaps...

The Florida Teacher Disciplinary Process can be a scary - don't go it alone. What Happens When a Teacher is Accused of Misconduct? As a Florida teacher, you have been accused of some wrongdoing by you school district and subjected to a disciplinary process. Maybe you...

With the end of another school year, thousands of families across Florida and New Jersey are preparing to send their children off to college. It is an exciting time for students and there are many things to think about. With all this excitement it is easy to overlook...

Some of the most frequent phone calls and emails I receive are from frustrated parents or college students that are classified with ESE services. They are frustrated because the school that they or their children attend are not following their IEP or Section 504 plan....

Top 4 Frequently asked Education/School Law questions As an Education Law Attorney, I have heard several of the same types of issues come up with K-12 schools, colleges, and private schools. Below you will find my top four frequently asked questions and answers. If...