If you are arrested and charged, you can either be placed in secure detention facilities or non-secure detention facilities/placements. No matter where you are placed, you still have the right to an education! This one-pager covers your education rights while in placement and when leaving placement.
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We understand how difficult it can be to navigate the New York City Department of Education. Parents can spend an enormous amount of time researching different programs or simply trying to understand their child’s school-related rights.
AFC’s free know-your-rights guides, tip sheets, and other resources can help you advocate successfully for your child.
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This tip sheet provides information and resources for families, providers, and schools looking to support students in domestic violence shelters.
This guide helps families of students with disabilities prepare for life after high school, explaining educational rights, IEP advocacy tips, and resources for college, career, and social services.
If your child is not receiving the proper special education services, you have due process rights, including the right to request an impartial hearing. This guide explains how to request and prepare for an impartial hearing in easy-to-understand language.
Suggested questions to ask your child’s teachers about how well they’re learning to read and write.
Special education should not be a bar to admission or participation in a gifted and talented program. A student can have special education needs and be gifted and talented at the same time. This guide has been written to help you work your way through the system if that’s the case for your child.
Timeline of the referral, evaluation, and recommendation process. Includes information on the rights of parents throughout the process.
This fact sheet explains school options for students who are struggling in middle school and high school and need a fresh start, including transfer schools, YABCs, and high school equivalency programs.
This fact sheet explains what testing accommodations are available when taking the GED and how to request them.
Tips to help you communicate effectively and advocate for your child’s right to a quality education.