As an Orange County expulsion attorney, I can assure you that school expulsion is a serious punishment and if your child is threatened with it, you should not take the matter lightly. With limited resources to run programs to help children who are experiencing behavior difficulties, schools are more frequently turning to expulsion to get rid of students that they deem to be “problems.” Despite the fact that there is not a shred of research suggesting that the threat of expulsion encourages students to behave better nor that expulsion actually makes schools a safer places, expulsion is becoming more frequent over the last decade.

The Assistance Mr. Branch Can Offer Your Family

Enforcing Procedural Requirements: With over twenty years in education as a teacher and administrator, Mr. Branch is an Orange County expulsion attorney who understands the intricacies and requirements of the suspension/expulsion process. Particularly as related to special needs students, he is knowledgeable in the protections the law provides to students. He has served on both sides, representing families in expulsion hearings and bringing students before Administrative Hearing Panels (AHP) when necessary as a principal. Mr. Branch is an Orange County school expulsion attorney who can make sure that the district has met the many procedural requirements set out in law. Failure to satisfy any requirement can result in an expulsion being thrown out.

Effective Hearing Management: If the incident goes to an AHP, Mr. Branch will work to put together the best case possible for his client. It is important to get it right the first time, the appeals process for an expulsion is very limited and most cases are not eligible for appeal.

Ensuring Suspension/Expulsion Meets Education Code Requirements: Finally, districts often do not have a full grasp of the the education code relating to the offenses listed on suspension forms. They often assert that the actions of students are more serious than the education code allows. As an Orange County expulsion attorney, Mr. Branch can, in appropriate instances, persuasively explain how, while the student committed an offense, the district is applying a suspension code that is inappropriate.