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BOOK RELEASE



Student Speech and Expression in Public Schools:
A Resource Guide For K-12 Schools

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Improving Student Achievement
Through The Creation Of Relationships:
A Critical Race Theory Counterstory

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Student Discipline Resource Binder:
A Comprehensive Guide For K-12 Schools

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Upcoming Events

San Mateo County Office of Education

 

San Mateo COE and Dora Dome Law Present

Session Title: Title IX 2020 Updates/ Disciplinary Investigations
Date: November 14, 2022
Time: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm PDT
Location: San Mateo County Office of Education
101 Twin Dolphin Drive
Redwood City, CA 94065
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Session Title: They Are Still Your Kids! Expulsion, Rehabilitation Plans and Readmissions/ Creating Safe Schools: Transgender Students, Privacy and Facilities
Date: December 2, 2022
Time: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm PDT
Location: San Mateo County Office of Education
101 Twin Dolphin Drive
Redwood City, CA 94065
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Legal Services

DDL offers an array of legal services to support school districts in the area of Student Issues.
Some of the areas in which DDL provides legal representation and support include:

  • Advising school districts on issues related to student discipline
  • Special education discipline
  • County appeals of disciplinary decisions
  • Pupil records
  • Public records requests
  • SARB/SART
  • Section 504
  • Legal representation at disciplinary administrative hearings of school sites, Administrative Panels, and/or Governing Boards
  • Responding to subpoenas
  • Medication monitoring
  • Inter/intra district transfers
  • Homelessness/foster youth issues
  • Revisions to Board Policies and Administrative Regulations and many others.