Category: Student Rights

Did you know you and your child’s school can work together to improve your child’s attendance?

Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin By Nina C. Peckman Staff Attorney For more information on this topic, contact Nina at npeckman@acnj.org WHY DO CHILDREN MISS SCHOOL? According to the parents who reach out to the KidLaw Resource Center for assistance with attendance issues, the most common reasons for absences are:  health issues usually involving a chronic […]

Did you know reports of bias-based incidents in N.J. schools have increased by 400% since 2018?

Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin By Olivia Carrara Leontine Young Fellow For more information on this topic, contact ACNJ’s staff attorney, Nina Peckman, Esq., at npeckman@acnj.org. Since 2013, the New Jersey Anti-Bullying Task Force has been collecting and reporting data on the prevalence of harassment, intimidation, and bullying (HIB) in N.J. schools. The newest report, released […]