By Joseph L. Pfrommer, Esq.
Incidents of bullying and harassment of students with disabilities often lead to OCR complaints and lawsuits -- with findings that the district's response was inadequate. Learn valuable compliance lessons with this straightforward guide, using the latest case law and Education Department guidance to explain your obligations under the IDEA, ADA and Section 504 to address and prevent disability-based harassment and bullying.
Bolster your ability to appropriately respond to complaints with analysis of:
- Types of conduct OCR and courts consider "harassing," so you recognize behavior that must be addressed
- The impact of bullying on a child's receipt of FAPE, and your obligation to revise IEPs and 504 plans
- New OCR Letters of Findings addressing steps districts must take in response to disability harassment complaints
- The U.S. Supreme Court's Endrew F. decision and its articulation of the FAPE standard
- Your obligation to address the needs of students who may develop disabilities as a result of bullying
- And more!