NJ Commissioner of Education Reaffirms Constitutional Limits on School District Authority to Expel Students
Recent Federal Policy Guides Districts on Reducing Reliance on Exclusionary Discipline Education Law Center represented a New Jersey…
ELC Releases New Advocacy Guide: Litigating Under the New Jersey Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights
Education Law Center has released the latest addition to our advocacy guide series: Litigating Under the New Jersey…
ELC Testimony to State Anti-bullying Task Force Calls for Increased State Resources and Oversight to Improve School Climate
Education Law Center has submitted testimony to the New Jersey Anti-Bullying Task Force urging the state to underscore its…
ADVOCATES PRESS LEGISLATURE AND NJDOE TO IMPROVE FLAWED THREAT ASSESSMENT LAW
In letters sent to New Jersey State Legislators and the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE), Education Law Center and…
ELC RESPONDS TO U.S.E.D. OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS’ CALL FOR INPUT ON NON-DISCRIMINATORY SCHOOL DISCIPLINE
Education Law Center is calling on the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights to strengthen and…
NJ REPORTS ALARMING INCREASE IN STUDENT SUSPENSIONS OVERALL AND AMONG BLACK STUDENTS
ELC Again Calls on NJDOE to Lead and Take Action The New Jersey Department of Education’s (NJDOE) annual…
ELC ANALYSIS SHOWS 26% INCREASE IN REPORTED SCHOOL VIOLENCE AND HIGHER SUSPENSION RATES FOR BLACK STUDENTS
Calls on NJDOE to Correct Deficiencies in Annual Student Safety Report This May, the New Jersey Department of…
ELC CALLS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN NJ’S ANTI-BULLYING EFFORTS
By Rich Frost October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and Education Law Center joins advocates, educators, and families…
ELC AND ACNJ RELEASE SCHOOL DISCIPLINE ADVOCACY GUIDE FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS
A new advocacy guide, “School Discipline in New Jersey: A Toolkit for Students, Families and Advocates,” has been…
COALITION WANTS MORE EFFECTIVE ANTI-BULLYING RULES FOR NJ SCHOOLS
A coalition of advocates has called on the NJ State Board of Education (SBOE) to strengthen proposed rules…