Category: discrimination/bullying/harassment

I’m Sick And Tired Of The School Ignoring Bullying!

Far too often I hear about students bullied at school with nothing done, despite a school being aware of the continuing trauma. It can become unbearable for a bullied student and their family. Bullying is heartbreaking and dangerous. What’s going on here?! Why is no one helping? School Staff Become

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More Gaslighting In Schools: In Bullying, Grading and Records

Gaslighting when dealing with student bullying, records and grading occurs far too frequently in schools. Parents and students need to be able to recognize it when it occurs. Gaslighting Regarding Bullying When bullying is occurring, gaslighting by schools can definitely happen, for example: Staff deny student bullying has been ongoing

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Schools Sometimes Punish Bullying Victims Instead Of The Bully

Some of the saddest school stories involve students who are bullying victims. This is bad enough alone, but sometimes the humiliation and constant abuse are not the worst thing that happens to a bullied student. Instead, sometimes schools punish the bullied student when they fight back, to try to stop

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What Is The 504 Manifestation Process For Students?

Parents of a public school student on a 504 Plan (essentially an accommodations plan for a qualified disabled student) sometimes find themselves facing a 504 manifestation meeting. This manifestation meeting can be imposed with little notice and usually happens when larger student discipline is looming (e.g. school expulsion). Just what

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Are Parents Being Denied Translations In Public Schools Illegally?

California is a diverse state, with many different cultures, nationalities and languages.  But what if parents do not speak English? How are they to read a report card or understand what is happening in an expulsion hearing? There are many triggers which mandate translations be provided by public schools, including

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IEP Teams Can Help Special Education Students With Bullying

Bullying seems to be everywhere in schools. What if the bullied student or the bully are special needs students and it is impacting their education? Can the IEP (Individualized Education Program) team get involved to support the student? Yes! First, Report Bullying If student bullying is occurring, parents can report

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Bullied Students Have To Be Granted School Transfers

Bullying is poisonous to schools and students. Sometimes school environments get so toxic, a bullying situation may not be able to be “fixed” or spreads throughout a school. If there is a long term student bullying problem, the bullied student’s safety is the number one priority. If parents can’t handle

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Do Private Schools Have To Provide A 504 Plan?

Life does not always go how we think it will, all rosy and sunshiny. What if a previously great student suddenly starts struggling while attending a private school? What if that student is found to have a disabling condition which is interfering with their education? In a public school, maybe

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How To Get Schools To Actually Implement A 504 Plan

Are you a parent that just got a shiny student 504 plan in your child’s school? The 504 evaluation is done, the meeting is over, and the battle for proper accommodations was won. Now the student may have twelve beautiful accommodations. Now what? Getting the 504 Plan is Just the

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Bullying By Teachers- How To Help Bullied Students

Bullying. This is a bad word. Bullying of a student is not allowed in schools, right? But what if the bully is a teacher or school staff member? What can a parent of a student bullied by their teacher do? What is Bullying? Bullying is targeting, harassing, or intimidating a

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