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Bar Association of Montgomery County / Education / Evaluations / IEPs
by Patrick Hoover · Published January 19, 2012 · Last modified April 9, 2019
Hear from a number of well-known legal and professional experts acclaimed for their work in the field. Our expert team will speak about topical issues in education law and help you learn to enhance your practice and obtain useful information for other areas of practice including juvenile, criminal and family law.
Students bullied in schools by on-line and on-campus abusers are targeted by the University of Maryland widely-supported, innovative symposium that was organized by law students.
In most cases if your child or teen is not classified with a special education designation during elementary, middle or high school, he may never be.
Charter schools, an idea intended to promote innovation in education through the power of competition, have naturally held the greatest appeal in places where the local school systems have been the most dysfunctional — i.e. in urban centers with generally low levels of education, concentrated poverty, and high crime rates. But charter schools are not restricted solely to cities.
Following a unanimous decision by the Montgomery County Board, Stamford, Connecticut’s current superintendent, Joshua Starr, was chosen to take the helm of Montgomery County Public Schools, vacated by retiring Jerry Weast.
Bullying / Cyberbullying / Education / School Discipline
by Patrick Hoover · Published April 25, 2011
Public school students involved in cyberbullying, sexting and other forms of online abuse can suffer grave consequences. It’s important for parents to talk to their children about these things and for them to be aware of what can happen
The wheels on the bus go ‘round and ‘round. On school buses, each rotation historically comes free of charge. For some Prince George’s County students, those free rides may soon be over.
With Superintendent Dr. Jerry Weast’s announcement of retirement last August, Montgomery County is scrambling for a replacement. After over a decade as head honcho of the Board of Education (BOE), Dr. Weast will retire from the BOE this June.
Bullying / Cyberbullying / Education / HooverLaw In The News / School Discipline
by Patrick Hoover · Published April 16, 2011 · Last modified October 9, 2021
Check out the evolving state of the law in Maryland impacting both school and the community from digital injury done to and by students and teens. There is a clear trend seen in the increasing number of cases reported to schools and police.
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