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Education
If your child is struggling in school or if you believe your child is not receiving a fair and appropriate early childhood to high school public education, we may be able to help. We handle educational cases in a variety of areas.
Cases we normally handle:
- School expulsions and some suspensions
- Special education services for students with disabilities
- Education of English language learners
- Education of students experiencing homelessness
- Racial discrimination and bias in schools
- Bullying and harassment in schools
Resources
Federal and state agencies
- Minnesota Department of Education
- US Department of Education
- US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights
- Office of English Language Acquisition
- National Center for Homeless Education
Advocacy agencies
- Minnesota Disability Law Center
- PACER Center (for disabled children and young adults and their families)
- The Arc (for people with intellectual and developmental disablities)
- Minnesota Organization for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Children’s Law Center of Minnesota (for children in foster care)
Self-help forms and processes
- Filing a complaint with Minnesota Department of Education
- Student maltreatment reporting
- How to file a discrimination complaint with Office of Civil Rights
- Information for students experiencing homelessness: McKinney-Vento Act
- Information for parents and family members about bullying
To get help call 1-877-696-6529 OR APPLY ONLINE