Paste the notice and say what your child says happened. In a few seconds you get what the school must provide, the deadline to respond, the records to ask for, the response letter, and how the hearing works — plus the manifestation rules if your child has an IEP or 504. No account. Nothing stored.
Free — takes 40 seconds
Paste the notice or type what it says (the charge, the length, any hearing date), then your child's version, whether there were witnesses or video, whether your child has an IEP or 504, and any prior discipline.
Why this exists
Florida law and the district code give you the notice, the evidence, a chance to be heard, and — for a child with an IEP or 504 — a review of whether the disability was the cause. Most families walk into the hearing with nothing in writing. This tells you what to request today, writes the response, and prepares the hearing.
How it works
The charge, the length, the date, what your child says. Nothing is saved.
What the school must provide, the requests to make today, the IEP/504 rules — in English or Spanish.
The letter, the records and video requests, the manifestation request, the hearing checklist and the appeal, in the full version.
Plans
The free version explains the rights and writes the basic response. The kit adds the evidence, video and manifestation requests, the account and witness templates, the hearing checklist and the appeal.
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Common questions
Your first response letter is free. After that, the Response Kit is $9 per case, and ongoing access to advocates and legal-aid resources is $49 per month. Nothing you paste into the tool is stored.
No. This tool is not a lawyer and can be wrong; it explains Florida school-discipline law and your district's code of student conduct in plain language, but it is not legal advice. For expulsion, arrest, or a special-education dispute, contact FloridaLawHelp.org or an attorney.
Under Fla. Stat. 1006.09, a principal's suspension is limited to 10 school days per incident. Expulsion can only be imposed by the school board, after notice and a hearing under your district's own procedures — this tool helps you prepare for that hearing, but the district's code of student conduct controls the process.
Yes. If a removal goes beyond 10 consecutive school days, or forms a pattern, federal IDEA rules require a manifestation determination review, and if the conduct was related to the disability or the school failed to implement the IEP, the student generally returns to school and the team addresses the behavior instead. Section 504 has parallel protections; services must continue during longer removals.
The school discipline process and any juvenile court process are separate. The material is clear: your child should not give a statement to police without a parent present and ideally an attorney, and you should contact the public defender or legal aid before that happens. This tool does not give criminal-defense advice.
Su primera carta de respuesta es gratuita. Después de eso, el Kit de Respuesta cuesta $9 por caso, y el acceso continuo a defensores y recursos de ayuda legal cuesta $49 al mes. Nada de lo que usted escribe en la herramienta se guarda.
No. Esta herramienta no es un abogado y puede equivocarse; explica la ley de disciplina escolar de la Florida y el código de conducta estudiantil de su distrito en lenguaje sencillo, pero no es asesoría legal. Para una expulsión, un arresto o una disputa de educación especial, comuníquese con FloridaLawHelp.org o con un abogado.
Según el Fla. Stat. 1006.09, la suspensión que impone un director está limitada a 10 días escolares por incidente. La expulsión solo puede imponerla la junta escolar, después de una notificación y una audiencia conforme a los procedimientos propios de su distrito; esta herramienta le ayuda a prepararse para esa audiencia, pero el código de conducta estudiantil de su distrito rige el proceso.
Sí. Si una remoción supera los 10 días escolares consecutivos, o forma un patrón, las reglas federales de IDEA exigen una reunión de determinación de manifestación, y si la conducta estuvo relacionada con la discapacidad o la escuela no implementó el IEP, el estudiante generalmente regresa a la escuela y el equipo atiende el comportamiento en lugar de expulsarlo. La Sección 504 ofrece protecciones paralelas; los servicios deben continuar durante remociones más largas.
El proceso de disciplina escolar y cualquier proceso de corte juvenil son procesos separados. El material es claro: su hijo o hija no debe dar una declaración a la policía sin que un padre esté presente, e idealmente sin un abogado, y usted debe comunicarse con el defensor público o con ayuda legal antes de que eso ocurra. Esta herramienta no ofrece asesoría de defensa criminal.
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