When a minor breaks a law, he or she is sent to Juvenile Court, but this isn't actually a criminal court. Juvenile delinquency cases are actually civil cases. Other juvenile cases (also civil cases) include juvenile dependency or status offenses (such as truancy).
Studies in 2003 showed that 7 out of 10 students with disabilities who were out of school as long as two years had paying jobs compared to just 55 percent in 1987. Also, the number of students with disabilities who continued their education after high school doubled by 2003, compared to 1987 numbers.
Do you know the difference between civil law and criminal law? Civil law involves things like contract disagreements or auto accidents – disputes between a person and another person or business. If you lose a civil case, you are never at risk of going to jail as you potentially are in criminal cases.
State and federal laws require that for students with disabilities, appropriate accommodations be made to level the playing field for the student. However, any changes in how the test is administered must not substantially alter what the test measures.
It’s important to remember that civil law cases work differently than criminal cases do. Instead of having a prosecutor and a defendant, there is a plaintiff and a defendant or defendants.
So what rights do you and your learning disabled child have under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)? Basically, under this act your child has the right to a free public education and resources that have been tailored for his specific special needs.
There are several different instances where hiring an education lawyer is going to be beneficial. This includes if your school is refusing to accommodate your special needs child, if your child was discriminated against, or if your school is trying to expel your child.
