Legal Rights of Children

Welcome to our "easy to find" statutory and regulatory section for subject areas affecting children and teens in Maine. Here, we summarize the relevant authority and provide the corresponding legal citation. Given the number of substantive areas this involves, we will be adding new topics over time. If there is a particular area you would like to see, contact us.

Currently, we have focused on Educational Issues for Children. Click on the topic you want to learn more about.

• Special Education in Maine - A Primer
• Special Education - Timelines
• Truancy
• Discipline and Due Process
• School Attendance, Residency and Enrollment
• Adult Education
• GED (High School Equivalency Diploma)
• Applied Technology Centers
• Bullying and Hazing
• Use of Timeout Rooms, Restraints and Medications in Schools
• Juvenile Offenses and the Effect on School Enrollment and Records