Hector "the H is silent" Linares
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Youth Justice, Ed Law, Disabilty Rights, Clinical Legal Teaching, New Orleans, El Salvador, Tulane Sports, Blackburn Rovers FC
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‘A leap of faith’: parents plead to save Leah Chase School
With OPSB slated to decide the fate of the school tonight, parents, along with the Chase family itself, are asking the board to believe in the school.
thelensnola.org/2025/12/18/a...
With OPSB slated to decide the fate of the school tonight, parents, along with the Chase family itself, are asking the board to believe in the school.
thelensnola.org/2025/12/18/a...
‘A leap of faith’: parents plead to save Leah Chase School | The Lens
With OPSB slated to decide the fate of Leah Chase School tonight, school parents, along with the Chase family itself, are asking the board to believe in the school [...]Read More... from ‘A leap of fa...
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December 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
‘A leap of faith’: parents plead to save Leah Chase School
With OPSB slated to decide the fate of the school tonight, parents, along with the Chase family itself, are asking the board to believe in the school.
thelensnola.org/2025/12/18/a...
With OPSB slated to decide the fate of the school tonight, parents, along with the Chase family itself, are asking the board to believe in the school.
thelensnola.org/2025/12/18/a...
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Education records:
Our guest speaker Sara Godchaux, a Clinic Professor, Disability Justice Clinic housed in Loyola Law Clinic will provide information on how parents can access their children’s education records and records related to special education
Our guest speaker Sara Godchaux, a Clinic Professor, Disability Justice Clinic housed in Loyola Law Clinic will provide information on how parents can access their children’s education records and records related to special education
Tonight!
Join The Lens for a public records workshop.
Reporters don't have any special privilege when it comes to public records requests — but we do have time and expertise. Lens reporters are eager to share our tips and tricks for accessing public records.
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Join The Lens for a public records workshop.
Reporters don't have any special privilege when it comes to public records requests — but we do have time and expertise. Lens reporters are eager to share our tips and tricks for accessing public records.
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-public-r...
A Public Records Workshop from The Lens
The workshop will provide a broad overview of Louisiana sunshine laws, with a focus on requesting and accessing education data and records.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Education records:
Our guest speaker Sara Godchaux, a Clinic Professor, Disability Justice Clinic housed in Loyola Law Clinic will provide information on how parents can access their children’s education records and records related to special education
Our guest speaker Sara Godchaux, a Clinic Professor, Disability Justice Clinic housed in Loyola Law Clinic will provide information on how parents can access their children’s education records and records related to special education
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JUST IN:
Compare 2025 school performance scores for New Orleans charters
The NOLA Public Schools district earned its first B letter grade since the schools seized from the city after Hurricane Katrina — run for years by the state — returned to the district in 2018.
thelensnola.org/2025/11/20/c...
Compare 2025 school performance scores for New Orleans charters
The NOLA Public Schools district earned its first B letter grade since the schools seized from the city after Hurricane Katrina — run for years by the state — returned to the district in 2018.
thelensnola.org/2025/11/20/c...
Compare 2025 school performance scores for New Orleans charters | The Lens
The NOLA Public Schools district earned its first B letter grade since the schools seized from the city in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina — and run for years by the state — returned to the distric...
thelensnola.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
JUST IN:
Compare 2025 school performance scores for New Orleans charters
The NOLA Public Schools district earned its first B letter grade since the schools seized from the city after Hurricane Katrina — run for years by the state — returned to the district in 2018.
thelensnola.org/2025/11/20/c...
Compare 2025 school performance scores for New Orleans charters
The NOLA Public Schools district earned its first B letter grade since the schools seized from the city after Hurricane Katrina — run for years by the state — returned to the district in 2018.
thelensnola.org/2025/11/20/c...
Thanks to Clinical Law Review for publishing our article Fighting Discipline in Disguise, discussing systemic reform strategies for combating the illegal exclusion of students with disabilities.
Vol.32/No.1 Fall 2025
www.law.nyu.edu
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Thanks to Clinical Law Review for publishing our article Fighting Discipline in Disguise, discussing systemic reform strategies for combating the illegal exclusion of students with disabilities.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Might be time to renew my Audubon Zoo pass for the first time in a few years #nolasky
Three African lion cubs have been born at the New Orleans zoo, a first for Audubon
The cubs won't be available for viewing for a few more weeks as they stay with their mother in a private habitat.
www.nola.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Might be time to renew my Audubon Zoo pass for the first time in a few years #nolasky
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How and when to ask for a special education evaluation in New Orleans
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Back to school: How and when to ask for a special education evaluation | The Lens
If parents notice their child struggling academically or facing more discipline in school, it may be time for a special education evaluation. Roughly 15% of students in Louisiana have special educatio...
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October 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
How and when to ask for a special education evaluation in New Orleans
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Back to school: How and when to ask for a special education evaluation
If parents notice their child struggling academically or facing more discipline in school, it may be time for a special education evaluation. Roughly 15% of La. students have special ed plans.
thelensnola.org/2025/10/06/b...
If parents notice their child struggling academically or facing more discipline in school, it may be time for a special education evaluation. Roughly 15% of La. students have special ed plans.
thelensnola.org/2025/10/06/b...
Back to school: How and when to ask for a special education evaluation | The Lens
If parents notice their child struggling academically or facing more discipline in school, it may be time for a special education evaluation. Roughly 15% of students in Louisiana have special educatio...
thelensnola.org
October 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Back to school: How and when to ask for a special education evaluation
If parents notice their child struggling academically or facing more discipline in school, it may be time for a special education evaluation. Roughly 15% of La. students have special ed plans.
thelensnola.org/2025/10/06/b...
If parents notice their child struggling academically or facing more discipline in school, it may be time for a special education evaluation. Roughly 15% of La. students have special ed plans.
thelensnola.org/2025/10/06/b...
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Hundreds gathered at Central American University over a four-day wake to commemorate the life of Father Chema Tojeira. He was buried alongside Ignacio Ellacuría and their other Jesuit companions assassinated by the Salvadoran Army in 1989. #efPhoto beta.elfaro.net/en/ef-photo-...
The Final Pilgrimage of Chema Tojeira
Hundreds gathered at Central American University over a four-day wake to commemorate the life of Father Chema Tojeira, a prominent figure in El Salvador for his decadeslong fight against impunity sinc...
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September 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Hundreds gathered at Central American University over a four-day wake to commemorate the life of Father Chema Tojeira. He was buried alongside Ignacio Ellacuría and their other Jesuit companions assassinated by the Salvadoran Army in 1989. #efPhoto beta.elfaro.net/en/ef-photo-...
I honestly wasn't sure if anyone would be interested in publishing this article so I am incredibly grateful to the editors at the Gonzaga Journal of International Law.
Enforcing the Right to Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities in El Salvador | Published in Gonzaga Journal of International Law
By Hector Linares. The aim of this article is to provide a realistic roadmap for systemic reforms needed to realize the right to an inclusive education for Salvadoran students with disabilities.
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July 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I honestly wasn't sure if anyone would be interested in publishing this article so I am incredibly grateful to the editors at the Gonzaga Journal of International Law.
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BREAKING NEWS: The Supreme Court justices deadlock 4-4, effectively blocking the creation of the nation's first religious charter school in Oklahoma.
Supreme Court blocks creation of religious charter school in Oklahoma
The court was deadlocked 4-4, which meant a state Supreme Court ruling that declared the school violated the constitutional separation of church and state remained in place.
www.npr.org
May 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
BREAKING NEWS: The Supreme Court justices deadlock 4-4, effectively blocking the creation of the nation's first religious charter school in Oklahoma.
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Louisiana's new law aims to boost protections for special-ed students by mandating classroom cameras and restricting seclusion room use. Backed unanimously by the House Education Committee, it seeks to enhance the experience for kids with disabilities.
#LAedu
#LAedu
Louisiana schools would face new restrictions on restraining and secluding students under bill
A disability rights attorney told Louisiana lawmakers that the bill, if passed, would be "one of the strongest" laws of its kind in the nation.
www.nola.com
May 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Louisiana's new law aims to boost protections for special-ed students by mandating classroom cameras and restricting seclusion room use. Backed unanimously by the House Education Committee, it seeks to enhance the experience for kids with disabilities.
#LAedu
#LAedu
“In my opinion, homebound services is another area that is ripe for centralization, to avoid exactly the type of finger-pointing back and forth happening in the KIPP case, which happens after a student has been denied services for an extended period of time,” Linares said.
KIPP and NOLA Public Schools argue over special education of a kindergartener | The Lens
Parents said that their young child was too sick to go to school. But the school disagreed, and so the child received no services last year, then started this year with no services. It’s still unclear...
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May 16, 2025 at 11:16 AM
“In my opinion, homebound services is another area that is ripe for centralization, to avoid exactly the type of finger-pointing back and forth happening in the KIPP case, which happens after a student has been denied services for an extended period of time,” Linares said.
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Experience the vibrant #Feria #Gastronómica in #Juayúa, #El#Salvador, every weekend! This open-air food festival transforms the town's central plaza into a culinary haven, offering a variety of traditional Salvadoran dishes.
#Foodie
#Turismo #Travel #Viaje #Adventure #Wanderlust
#Foodie
#Turismo #Travel #Viaje #Adventure #Wanderlust
April 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Experience the vibrant #Feria #Gastronómica in #Juayúa, #El#Salvador, every weekend! This open-air food festival transforms the town's central plaza into a culinary haven, offering a variety of traditional Salvadoran dishes.
#Foodie
#Turismo #Travel #Viaje #Adventure #Wanderlust
#Foodie
#Turismo #Travel #Viaje #Adventure #Wanderlust
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NEW from @theappeal.org: Louisiana sent kids to an adult jail that violated scores of regulations, reports say lailluminator.com/2025/04/30/j...
Louisiana sent kids to adult jail that violated scores of regulations, reports say • Louisiana Illuminator
The state moved young people to the Jackson Parish Jail who has been sent to a temporary center at Angola that a judge ordered closed.
lailluminator.com
April 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
NEW from @theappeal.org: Louisiana sent kids to an adult jail that violated scores of regulations, reports say lailluminator.com/2025/04/30/j...
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For some background on the Supreme Court case A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, I wrote about the case for @motherjones.com in February. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
SCOTUS could make it even harder to sue for disability discrimination
The court will decide if students need to prove bad faith—which is notoriously hard.
www.motherjones.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
For some background on the Supreme Court case A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, I wrote about the case for @motherjones.com in February. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Attention COPAA Community in Greater New Orleans!
COPAA & Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans are excited about the upcoming FREE Louisiana Student Self-Advocacy Training for students aged 12 & older.
forms.gle/Jnpy4cnwbgg7...
Tag or comment below if interested.
COPAA & Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans are excited about the upcoming FREE Louisiana Student Self-Advocacy Training for students aged 12 & older.
forms.gle/Jnpy4cnwbgg7...
Tag or comment below if interested.
Louisiana Student Self- Advocacy Training Survey
This training is designed for students 14 and up. If you have a child between the ages of 12 - 13 who would like to take the training, please fill out the form and we will contact you. Email learningc...
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March 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Attention COPAA Community in Greater New Orleans!
COPAA & Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans are excited about the upcoming FREE Louisiana Student Self-Advocacy Training for students aged 12 & older.
forms.gle/Jnpy4cnwbgg7...
Tag or comment below if interested.
COPAA & Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans are excited about the upcoming FREE Louisiana Student Self-Advocacy Training for students aged 12 & older.
forms.gle/Jnpy4cnwbgg7...
Tag or comment below if interested.
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"Accountability is about helping someone take responsibility and change. It’s about making sure they never go back down that same road again. And for kids, that only works when you treat them like kids."
thelensnola.org/2025/03/28/v...
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Our kids deserve better: vote NO on 3 | The Lens
"Accountability isn’t about punishment for punishment’s sake—it’s about helping someone take responsibility and change," says Saints standout Malcolm Jenkins, urging a "no" vote on Amendment 3. "It’s ...
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March 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"Accountability is about helping someone take responsibility and change. It’s about making sure they never go back down that same road again. And for kids, that only works when you treat them like kids."
thelensnola.org/2025/03/28/v...
thelensnola.org/2025/03/28/v...
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Students of Greater New Orleans, COPAA, & Families Helping Families are excited to present the Louisiana Student Self-Advocacy Training for ages 14 & up Interested 12-13 year-olds can fill out our survey.
Register: forms.gle/Jnpy4cnwbgg7...
Questions? [email protected]
Register: forms.gle/Jnpy4cnwbgg7...
Questions? [email protected]
March 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Students of Greater New Orleans, COPAA, & Families Helping Families are excited to present the Louisiana Student Self-Advocacy Training for ages 14 & up Interested 12-13 year-olds can fill out our survey.
Register: forms.gle/Jnpy4cnwbgg7...
Questions? [email protected]
Register: forms.gle/Jnpy4cnwbgg7...
Questions? [email protected]
This morning I noticed that all up and down the W. Metairie canal there were groups of giant fish (carp?) rolling around churning up the water. Not sure if they were fighting, mating, or both but I had never seen that before. #nolasky
March 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This morning I noticed that all up and down the W. Metairie canal there were groups of giant fish (carp?) rolling around churning up the water. Not sure if they were fighting, mating, or both but I had never seen that before. #nolasky
Vote No on Amendment 3!
"It's very sad, because we lose all of the benefits that youth advocates and youth justice reformers for decades have spent so much time on," [Linares] said.
#nolasky
"It's very sad, because we lose all of the benefits that youth advocates and youth justice reformers for decades have spent so much time on," [Linares] said.
#nolasky
What to know about the 4 constitutional amendments on the March 29 ballot
Here's what we know about each amendment and how various organizations and advocacy groups feel about them.
www.wwno.org
March 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Vote No on Amendment 3!
"It's very sad, because we lose all of the benefits that youth advocates and youth justice reformers for decades have spent so much time on," [Linares] said.
#nolasky
"It's very sad, because we lose all of the benefits that youth advocates and youth justice reformers for decades have spent so much time on," [Linares] said.
#nolasky
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Exciting Opportunity for Students of the Greater New Orleans
COPAA & Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans are hosting Louisiana Student Self-Advocacy Training for students 14 & older
If you're 12-13 & interested, fill out our survey!
forms.gle/Jnpy4cnwbgg7...
COPAA & Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans are hosting Louisiana Student Self-Advocacy Training for students 14 & older
If you're 12-13 & interested, fill out our survey!
forms.gle/Jnpy4cnwbgg7...
March 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Exciting Opportunity for Students of the Greater New Orleans
COPAA & Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans are hosting Louisiana Student Self-Advocacy Training for students 14 & older
If you're 12-13 & interested, fill out our survey!
forms.gle/Jnpy4cnwbgg7...
COPAA & Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans are hosting Louisiana Student Self-Advocacy Training for students 14 & older
If you're 12-13 & interested, fill out our survey!
forms.gle/Jnpy4cnwbgg7...