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Summarizes how the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has helped to change America. Discusses the many ways in which VAWA has increased accountability and access to services and has reached underserved communities, and provides details from over 100 programs throughout the country that VAWA has helped to inspire and support.
Provides guidance that emphasizes the requirement that schools provide positive behavioral supports to students with disabilities who need them. It also clarifies that the repeated use of disciplinary actions may suggest that children with disabilities may not be receiving appropriate behavioral interventions and supports.
Outlines changes to the way colleges should handle students' private information under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Institutions of higher education have a strong interest in ensuring that students have uncompromised access to the support they need, without fear that the information they share will be disclosed inappropriately.
Offers alternative strategies that early childhood programs, schools, and local educational agencies (LEAs) can use in place of aversive practices7 or exclusionary discipline.
Describes schools’ responsibilities under Section 504 to ensure nondiscrimination against students based on disability when imposing student discipline.
Describes ways Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects students who are or perceived to be Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist, or of another religious group.
Provides new and comprehensive guidance to help public elementary and secondary schools fulfill their responsibilities to meet the needs of students with disabilities and avoid the discriminatory use of student discipline.
Outlines how the Educational Opportunities Section of the Civil Rights Division (CRT) and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) can help enforce federal laws that protect students from discrimination and provide information to assist schools in meeting their legal obligations.