The Edu Law

Legal Concepts, Cases, and Procedures

Tag: School Discipline

Can a School Suspend a Student Without Due Process – Rules and Timelines Schools must follow due process before suspending a student
Feb 4
Education, Law

Can a School Suspend a Student Without Due Process – Rules and Timelines

A school generally cannot suspend a student without some form of due process, but the amount of process required depends on the length of the suspension, whether the school is public or private, and the jurisdiction. In U.S. public schools, even short suspensions require minimal due process protections, while long-term suspensions and expulsions require formal […]

by
Read More
Can Schools Ban Certain Hairstyles or Clothing? Constitutional Limits Explained Schools can set dress rules, but they cannot violate students’ constitutional rights
Feb 2
Constitutional, Law

Can Schools Ban Certain Hairstyles or Clothing? Constitutional Limits Explained

The clear legal answer is this: schools can regulate hairstyles and clothing, but only within constitutional limits, and those limits are tighter than many school policies assume. Public schools, as government actors, must respect students’ constitutional rights. Dress codes and grooming rules are allowed, but bans that are arbitrary, discriminatory, unrelated to education, or that […]

by
Read More
Can a School Search a Student Phone: Fourth Amendment Rules And Exceptions
Jan 5
Constitutional, Law

Can a School Search a Student Phone: Fourth Amendment Rules And Exceptions

Phones became the default pocket computer for teenagers. Texts, photos, location history, social media, browsing trails, even banking and health apps now live inside one small device that never leaves a student’s hand. School administrators face real safety and discipline problems that often connect directly to phone use. Courts have had to stretch older Fourth […]

by
Read More