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[Event] 2025 Summer Symposium - June 9th - 14th, Portland, OR

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ATIXA is pleased to announce our Summer Symposium in Portland, OR! Join us from June 9-14, 2025, to engage with colleagues and faculty while receiving valuable in-person training and certification. Enhance your skills,...more

Venable LLP

Discipline or Discrimination? How Institutions of Higher Education Should Navigate Disciplining Students with Known or Reported...

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Colleges and universities are grappling with the proliferation of mental health issues among their student populations in the wake of COVID-19 as they deal with the effects of burnout, limited support resources, and social...more

Franczek P.C.

Are Mask Mandates a Reasonable Accommodation?

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In Illinois, as universal masking is fading, the next question looms: what will the end of universal masking mean for staff and students with disabilities who are at high risk? Across the county, issues regarding universal...more

Franczek P.C.

Coronavirus, Fear, and Racial Harassment: OCR Warns Educational Institutions It Is Watching

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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a statement yesterday reminding schools, colleges, and universities of their responsibilities to address discrimination and harassment based on race and...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Involuntary Withdrawal Policies: No Room for Mental Health Stereotypes in a Fair Process

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In a recent blog post, ACE General Counsel Peter McDonough outlined principles recognized by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) as guideposts to avoid running afoul of the Americans with...more

Fisher Phillips

Web Exclusive: Emotional Rescue? Emotional Support Animals In Schools

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Just when private schools were becoming relatively knowledgeable about their obligation to allow a disabled student’s service animal on their premises, they started getting requests from employees to have their emotional...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Northern Michigan University settles with DOJ regarding treatment of students with mental health disabilities

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On October 18, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement agreement with Northern Michigan University (NMU) resolving a complaint alleging discrimination on the basis of mental health disabilities. ...more

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