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BOOK RELEASE
A Teachers Guide To Student Discipline In California K-12 Schools
A School Board Members/Administrative Panels Guide To Student Discipline and Expulsions in California K-12 Schools
Understanding Section 504 Of The Rehabilitation Act Of 1973: A Procedural Guide For K-12 School Administrators and Support Staff
Upcoming Events
2025 CASCWA 88th Annual State Conference
12021 Harbor Blvd.,
Garden Grove, California
Session Title: Expulsion Hearings – Ensuring Due Process and Protecting the Rights of Students
Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Time: 8:30AM - 9:45AM
Session Title: Understanding Section 504
Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Time: 1:45PM - 3:00PM
“What educators say about Dora Dome’s trainings…”
"Thank you for providing such invaluable information. It has greatly impacted my ideology and ignited my desire to work harder to advocate for my students and provide a safe place for students at my school site."
Venmeta T., ELA Teacher
Lynwood USD
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Leadership Public Schools
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Travis USD
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Travis USD
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Kameelah G. Principal
Evergreen USD
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.