Equal Justice University 2024

Education, juvenile justice, and child welfare are closely intertwined. This presentation will empower participants with legal tools in education law and school discipline law to improve outcomes for youth subject to the school-to-prison pipeline in juvenile court proceedings. Participants will receive an overview of the legal standards and processes governing delinquency, unruly, truancy and neglect/dependency proceedings in juvenile court. In addition, participants will learn critical protections provided by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and federal and state school discipline law. Finally, this presentation will provide actionable steps for leveraging these laws to advocate for strong outcomes youth in juvenile court proceedings.