By Amy E. Slater, Esq.

The ideal training tool for administrators, teachers, aides and related services providers! Along with a review of your district's identification, reporting and investigation duties, you learn how to recognize mistreatment of students with disabilities and steps to take when you suspect abuse or neglect, whether by other students, parents or education personnel.

You'll be equipped to safeguard students while minimizing the potential for litigation with a new checklist on Signs of Child Abuse or Neglect, lessons learned from judicial rulings and administrative decisions -- including 41 recent cases, plus valuable guidance on how to:

• Recognize and investigate questionable conduct by school staff
• Identify factors that may increase a student's risk of physical or sexual assault by peers
• Reduce the risk of retaliation claims when reporting parents for suspected abuse or neglect
• Modify investigation procedures for complaints involving students with severe disabilities
• Train staff members to report suspected abuse by other personnel
• And more