Disability-Based Bullying and Harassment in the Schools: Legal Requirements for Identifying, Investigating and Responding
This just-updated guide explains current standards and more than 20 new legal decisions — including the Supreme Court’s A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools Independent School District No. 279 — to help your district respond appropriately to bullying and disability-harassment to reduce liability and student harm.
Bolster your ability to address situations that arise with analysis of:
- How bullying impacts a child’s receipt of FAPE, and your duty to revise IEPs and 504 plans
- The deliberate indifference standard and how to ensure the district’s response to bullying isn’t clearly unreasonable in light of the known circumstances
- Types of conduct OCR and courts consider “harassing,” so you recognize behavior that must be addressed
- Questions to ask when investigating disability-based harassment
- And more!
Plus, you get helpful new tools including a Harassment Report Form, Checklist of Supports for Students Experiencing Bullying, and 7 more!

