- Amillia_Winter
- 12-03-2014, 02:01 PM
Title says it all. Please pm me & any info you can share is greatly appreciated.
- ShysterJon
- 12-04-2014, 07:24 AM
You'd probably get more meaningful responses if you described the nature of your dispute with the school and the relief you want.
- shooter1a
- 12-04-2014, 04:23 PM
SJ, I believe it was Samuel Johnson who said "All in all it is best to know what you are doing." Amillia, you need to know where you are before you decide where you are going.
- TexTushHog
- 12-04-2014, 09:49 PM
Both posters speak the truth. Hard to give any advice without any more meaningful information.
That being said, I'll take a stab at it. Suing schools is damn difficult and very specialized. The only suits that I see that ever get much traction involve special educational plans for disabled or disadvantaged students with very well documented special needs. But to the extent that you've asked a very general question, the only advice I can give you is to search for someone who claims expertise in "education law." However, be aware that this is not an area where Texas has a Board Certification program. Therefore, pretty much anyone can claim to take cases in this area without any formal testing or qualification. Caveat emptor. Likewise, to the extent that most lawyers to have a true expertise, they're more likely going to represent the school districts, and not individual students.
If you feel comfortable sharing more information --- even general information -- I'm sure someone can take a better stab at giving you advice. But odds are, it's a long fight with a short stick.
That being said, I'll take a stab at it. Suing schools is damn difficult and very specialized. The only suits that I see that ever get much traction involve special educational plans for disabled or disadvantaged students with very well documented special needs. But to the extent that you've asked a very general question, the only advice I can give you is to search for someone who claims expertise in "education law." However, be aware that this is not an area where Texas has a Board Certification program. Therefore, pretty much anyone can claim to take cases in this area without any formal testing or qualification. Caveat emptor. Likewise, to the extent that most lawyers to have a true expertise, they're more likely going to represent the school districts, and not individual students.
If you feel comfortable sharing more information --- even general information -- I'm sure someone can take a better stab at giving you advice. But odds are, it's a long fight with a short stick.
- Unique_Carpenter
- 12-05-2014, 07:54 AM
The only suits that I see that ever get much traction involve special educational plans for disabled or disadvantaged students with very well documented special needs. Originally Posted by TexTushHogApologies for a potential derail ...
If a Special Ed case, there are non-profit support organizations that can help find an attorney, or help a parent understand how to get things done at a school district, or sometimes explain that things can't be done (rare as there's a lot of fed/state rules and funding).
As TTH mentions, the key is documentation in those cases.
I will respond to PM's on this topic.
- instfixer
- 12-05-2014, 10:27 AM
From the late 1960s...
There have been schools that have conned students into taking their courses by promising great job opportunities whereas in reality there are almost zero job opportunities.
The next thing are ' for profit' schools that give out 'credits' for completed course work. There are NO colleges or universities [ e.g. Univ of Houston, Rice, Texas AM, Wharton etc] that give ANY credit for classes taken at a 'for profit' institution.
Now these 'for profit' institutions have to place some disclaimer in fine print on their advertisements.
There have been schools that have conned students into taking their courses by promising great job opportunities whereas in reality there are almost zero job opportunities.
The next thing are ' for profit' schools that give out 'credits' for completed course work. There are NO colleges or universities [ e.g. Univ of Houston, Rice, Texas AM, Wharton etc] that give ANY credit for classes taken at a 'for profit' institution.
Now these 'for profit' institutions have to place some disclaimer in fine print on their advertisements.