WEBINAR: Special Education and Bullying
January 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bullying in School: What Are Your Child’s Educational Rights?
It is important for every school to not only have in place anti-bullying policies, but to ensure that those policies are followed, that teachers and staff are trained to recognize bullying and appropriately intervene, and that students learn appropriate coping skills.
HOSTED BY: The Special Education Department of McAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse and Ryan P.C.
PRESENTER: Caitlin McAndrews, Esq., Senior Partner Delaware/D.C. Metro, and Rachel Rosenberg, Esq., Attorney in the Special Education Department
REGISTRATION: Zoom Webinar is FREE, but please register in advance by CLICKING HERE
TALKING POINTS:
- Define the problem of bullying, especially as it relates to bullying of students with disabilities in school.
- Identify the legal rights implicated when students with disabilities are bullied in schools, and how that impacts how schools should respond/interfere.
- Highlight practical steps parents can take to assist their children with bullying issues (both in regard to getting bullied, and engaging in bullying behaviors).
