June 25, 2012 in Bullying, Disability Discrimination, Special Education, Student Rights
In a carefully written and extremely well researched 51-page opinion, a New York federal court held that when a student with a disability experiences
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May 14, 2012 in Special Education, Student Rights
Concussions are on the rise. The Center for Disease Control recently reported that from 2001 to 2009, the number of emergency hospital visits for
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April 21, 2012 in Bullying, Student Rights
What was really going on when Tyler Blackmore, the principal of Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School (in New Jersey), declared over the school’s
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April 6, 2012 in Disability Discrimination, Student Rights
There is an interesting petition on Change.org that seeks to change a rule permitting Michigan high school student Eric Dompierre to play ball for at
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March 28, 2012 in Bullying, Student Rights
The viability of the New Jersey Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, which I have discussed in previous posts (here and there), seemed to be in
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March 12, 2012 in Student Rights
Student records are confidential and should not be distributed to the public. In L.S. v. Mt. Olive Board of Education, the court finds that a schoo
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January 30, 2012 in Disability Discrimination, Special Education, Student Rights
I previously blogged about food allergies and special dietary needs in school. In that post, I discussed that when a student has special dietary
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June 20, 2011 in Bullying, Student Rights
On June 13, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued two very important decisions affecting student rights. In both cases, t
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March 29, 2011 in Special Education, Student Rights
From time to time, I receive brief telephone messages on my answering service or a brief email from a concerned parent of a special needs child who
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December 8, 2010 in Bullying, Student Rights
In a previous blog entry, I explained that cyberbullying is a complex issue because it involves off-campus, online speech. Furthermore, when a schoo
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