Legal Aid of North Carolina to hold a community legal clinic in Rocky
Mount
January 26, 2007 MEDIA RELEASE
(Rocky Mount, NC) –
Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) will be holding a
community legal clinic on education issues, in Rocky Mount on
Thursday, February 8 in the Edgecombe Community College
Auditorium.
Attorneys will be available to answer parents’ questions about their
children’s education, including questions about school suspensions
or expulsions, special education and getting help for children who
are struggling academically.
“Our attorneys will be available to answer specific questions and
offer advice,” says David Sapp, staff attorney for LANC’s
Advocates for Children’s Services unit. “We
will also help parents draft letters to their schools addressing
their concerns. We will also provide a copy of our booklet ‘Parent’s
Guide to Public Education’.”
The community clinic is a joint project of LANC, NC Care and REACH.
Only four, half-hour time slots are available. The Edgecombe
Community Auditorium is located at 225 Tarboro Street in Rocky
Mount.
Parents who desire to attend the clinic will need to call in advance
to reserve a time slot to talk with an attorney. To reserve a
time slot to speak to an attorney, call Advocates for
Children’s Services, 919-226-0052.
Legal Aid of North Carolina is a statewide, nonprofit law
firm that provides free legal services in civil matters to eligible,
low-income people in all 100 counties in North Carolina through 24,
geographically located offices in North Carolina. LANC’s
clients typically have an annual income of 125% or less of the
federally established poverty levels.
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Parents!
Is your child having problems at
school? Do you have questions about your child’s education?
Legal Aid of North Carolina, in conjunction with
NC CARE and REACH, will be holding a community legal
clinic on Thursday, February 8, 2007, in Rocky Mount to
answer any questions you may have about your child’s education,
including:
· Suspensions or expulsions
· Special education
· Getting extra help if you
child is struggling academically
What: Community Legal
Clinic
When: Thursday, February 8,
2007, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Where: Edgecombe Community College
Auditorium
225 Tarboro Street, Rocky Mount, NC
Several lawyers will be available to answer questions, offer advice,
help you draft letters to the school addressing your concerns, and
provide a “Parent’s Guide to Public Education” for your reference.
There will be 4 half-hour time slots.
Let the attorneys from Advocates for Children’s Services help your
child obtain the education he or she deserves.
Call now to reserve a time slot. You must call in advance!
(919)-226-0052
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Legal Aid of North Carolina office or a private attorney if you need to speak to
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Mission Statement
Legal Aid of North Carolina is a statewide, nonprofit law firm that
provides free legal services in civil matters to low-income people in
order to ensure equal access to justice and to remove legal barriers
to economic opportunity.