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Explains and draws attention to how some student misconduct that falls under a school’s anti‐bullying policy also may trigger responsibilities under one or more of the federal antidiscrimination laws enforced by the Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
Lists a number of factsheets and links to other resources addressing policy guidance on sexual harassment. The information is intended to assist schools and school districts in meeting their obligations and to provide members of the public with information about their rights under the civil rights laws and how to implement regulations that are enforced under policies.
Alyssa Rodriguez, a Chicago social worker, figured she’d see more students who felt anxious, frustrated by their schoolwork, or disoriented by unfamiliar routines. A month into school, she says she underestimated the challenge ahead.
Legislation introduced by state Sen. Nancy Skinner would ban suspensions for willful defiance and low-level behavior issues in California public and charter schools.
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona wrote to Governors, Chief State School Officers, and School District and School Leaders and urged them to end corporal punishment in schools—the practice of paddling, spanking, or otherwise imposing physical punishment on students, and replace it with evidence-based practices, such as implementing multi-tiered systems of support.
Several states have adopted or introduced legislation this year about student behavior and school discipline. Many of these bills would make it easier to kick students out of the classroom anywhere between a day and a year.
Colorado’s top school-safety agency has launched a plan designed to help schools prepare for and respond to large-scale emergencies, particularly shooting threats.