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<blockquote data-quote="nvts" data-source="post: 336408" data-attributes="member: 3814"><p>Hey! You can throw some "legal weight" around! If he's feeling threatened or bullied, he's no longer getting FAPE- therefore since both the staff and students are violating his FEDERAL rights this could be a real "smudge" on the schools record!</p><p> </p><p>Stand tough Mama Bear! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p>Beth</p><p> </p><p></p><p>[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<span style="font-size: 10px">What Laws Apply to Disability Harassment</span>[/FONT] </p><p>[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/disabharassltr.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0000ff">Prohibited Disability Harassment</span></u></a>, letter from the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) in the U.S. Department of Education. Disability harassment can have a profound impact on students, raise safety concerns, and erode efforts to ensure that students with disabilities have equal access to the myriad benefits that an education offers. </span>[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<span style="font-size: 10px">"States and school districts also have a responsibility under <strong>Section 504</strong>, <strong>Title II</strong>, and the <strong>Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)</strong>, which is enforced by OSERS, to ensure that a free appropriate public education (FAPE) is made available to eligible students with disabilities. <strong>Disability harassment may result in a denial of FAPE under these statutes. </strong>Parents may initiate administrative due process procedures under IDEA, Section 504, or Title II to address a denial of FAPE, including a denial that results from disability harassment. Individuals and organizations also may file complaints with OCR, alleging a denial of FAPE that results from disability harassment. In addition, an individual or organization may file a complaint alleging a violation of IDEA under separate procedures with the state educational agency. State compliance with IDEA, including compliance with FAPE requirements, is monitored by OSERS' Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)." <a href="http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/disabharassltr.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0000ff">Read the letter</span></u></a>. </span>[/FONT]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nvts, post: 336408, member: 3814"] Hey! You can throw some "legal weight" around! If he's feeling threatened or bullied, he's no longer getting FAPE- therefore since both the staff and students are violating his FEDERAL rights this could be a real "smudge" on the schools record! Stand tough Mama Bear! :winking: Beth [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2]What Laws Apply to Disability Harassment[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][URL="http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/disabharassltr.html"][U][COLOR=#0000ff]Prohibited Disability Harassment[/COLOR][/U][/URL], letter from the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) in the U.S. Department of Education. Disability harassment can have a profound impact on students, raise safety concerns, and erode efforts to ensure that students with disabilities have equal access to the myriad benefits that an education offers. [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2]"States and school districts also have a responsibility under [B]Section 504[/B], [B]Title II[/B], and the [B]Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)[/B], which is enforced by OSERS, to ensure that a free appropriate public education (FAPE) is made available to eligible students with disabilities. [B]Disability harassment may result in a denial of FAPE under these statutes. [/B]Parents may initiate administrative due process procedures under IDEA, Section 504, or Title II to address a denial of FAPE, including a denial that results from disability harassment. Individuals and organizations also may file complaints with OCR, alleging a denial of FAPE that results from disability harassment. In addition, an individual or organization may file a complaint alleging a violation of IDEA under separate procedures with the state educational agency. State compliance with IDEA, including compliance with FAPE requirements, is monitored by OSERS' Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)." [URL="http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/disabharassltr.html"][U][COLOR=#0000ff]Read the letter[/COLOR][/U][/URL]. [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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