by Aaron | Jul 14, 2025 | Back to School Guide
Children and youth who experience homelessness ― including those living in shelters, doubled-up due to economic circumstances, in temporary housing, or “couch-surfing” ― have important legal rights to education under a federal law called the McKinney-Vento Act and...
by Aaron | Jul 14, 2025 | Back to School Guide
Students who are learning English in school are called “English Learners” (or “EL” students). Federal and Missouri state laws give ELs and their families important rights and protections. ELs have the right to equal education, which means schools have to...
by Aaron | Jul 14, 2025 | Back to School Guide
LGBTQ+ students in Missouri’s public schools are entitled to learn in environments that are safe, inclusive, and free from discrimination. Federal laws – such as Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment – protect students based...
by Aaron | Jul 14, 2025 | Back to School Guide
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, otherwise known as “FERPA” affords three important rights to all students and parents of students with respect to school recordkeeping: 1) Access to Records 2) Required Consent to Release records and 3) Right to make...
by Aaron | Jul 14, 2025 | Back to School Guide
Since as recently as during the COVID-19 pandemic, schools have been providing technology (i.e. Chromebooks and other devices) to help students access their education. Technology continues to be provided to students even while students attend classes in-person...
by Aaron | Jul 14, 2025 | Back to School Guide
The State of Missouri has baseline high school graduation requirements that all school districts must follow when awarding credits or high school diplomas. However, school districts may impose additional credit requirements. Missouri high school students need a...
