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The Missouri Bar has published a brochure that provides valuable information concerning juveniles and the law in Missouri. This brochure is available by clicking on the pdf document below.
The first national website focused on common legal problems of veterans and military families.
If you click this link you will be leaving this website.
More Immigrants Can Now Get Food Stamps
The Food Stamp Program in Missouri has gotten better. The law has changed. More immigrants can now get food stamps.
The Food Stamp Program gives people with low income help buying food.
Which Immigrants Can Get Food Stamps Under the New Rules?
Immigrants who receive disability benefits. It does not matter when they came into the United States.
Compensatory Education: When Special Education Wasn’t Offered
If your school district does not give your child the special education services they are supposed to, you may be able to get what is called “compensatory education.”
What is Bankruptcy?
Bankruptcy is a legal proceeding in which a person who cannot pay his or her bills can get a fresh financial start. The right to file for bankruptcy is provided by federal law, and all bankruptcy cases are handled in federal court. Filing bankruptcy immediately stops all creditors from seeking to collect debts from a petitioner, at least until the debts are sorted out according to the law.
What Can Bankruptcy Do?
Bankruptcy makes it possible to—
Reporting Child Abuse
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Special Education Legal Requirements: IDEIA - Revised April 2006.
In 2004, the United States Congress reauthorized the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The new law, now called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA), made several changes that are important for parents and advocates to understand.
Summer Services for Special Education Students - Revised March 2016.
Summer School
Summer school classes are regular curriculum classes that are available to all students. Special education students should be allowed to participate in summer school classes in the same way that non-disabled students are allowed to participate.
Special Education Testing - Revised March 2006.
If your child is a special education student, or you think they need to be tested for special education, it is important that you understand the testing process.
Your child will probably be tested several times while he or she is at school. The results of these tests will be used to decide whether your child should have special education, what types of services your child needs, and whether your child is making reasonable progress in school.
Rights of Disabled Children Under the ADA
Under Title II of the ADA—Americans With Disabilities Act—public schools cannot discriminate against students because of their disability.
This page covers some of the ways the ADA impacts your child.
The purpose of the ADA is to eliminate discrimination against people with disabilities. The law is broken up into three “Titles” that protect different groups of people. Title II of the ADA is the section that affects children in public schools.
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Results 121 - 130 of 445. To narrow results enter search keywords or select filters.
The Missouri Bar has published a brochure that provides valuable information concerning juveniles and the law in Missouri. This brochure is available by clicking on the pdf document below.
The first national website focused on common legal problems of veterans and military families.
If you click this link you will be leaving this website.
More Immigrants Can Now Get Food Stamps
The Food Stamp Program in Missouri has gotten better. The law has changed. More immigrants can now get food stamps.
The Food Stamp Program gives people with low income help buying food.
Which Immigrants Can Get Food Stamps Under the New Rules?
Immigrants who receive disability benefits. It does not matter when they came into the United States.
Compensatory Education: When Special Education Wasn’t Offered
If your school district does not give your child the special education services they are supposed to, you may be able to get what is called “compensatory education.”
What is Bankruptcy?
Bankruptcy is a legal proceeding in which a person who cannot pay his or her bills can get a fresh financial start. The right to file for bankruptcy is provided by federal law, and all bankruptcy cases are handled in federal court. Filing bankruptcy immediately stops all creditors from seeking to collect debts from a petitioner, at least until the debts are sorted out according to the law.
What Can Bankruptcy Do?
Bankruptcy makes it possible to—
Reporting Child Abuse
If you click on this link you will be leaving this website.
Special Education Legal Requirements: IDEIA - Revised April 2006.
In 2004, the United States Congress reauthorized the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The new law, now called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA), made several changes that are important for parents and advocates to understand.
Summer Services for Special Education Students - Revised March 2016.
Summer School
Summer school classes are regular curriculum classes that are available to all students. Special education students should be allowed to participate in summer school classes in the same way that non-disabled students are allowed to participate.
Special Education Testing - Revised March 2006.
If your child is a special education student, or you think they need to be tested for special education, it is important that you understand the testing process.
Your child will probably be tested several times while he or she is at school. The results of these tests will be used to decide whether your child should have special education, what types of services your child needs, and whether your child is making reasonable progress in school.
Rights of Disabled Children Under the ADA
Under Title II of the ADA—Americans With Disabilities Act—public schools cannot discriminate against students because of their disability.
This page covers some of the ways the ADA impacts your child.
The purpose of the ADA is to eliminate discrimination against people with disabilities. The law is broken up into three “Titles” that protect different groups of people. Title II of the ADA is the section that affects children in public schools.