NYSED guidance on Student disenrollment
The Office of Student Support Services has received several inquiries from schools and districts regarding disenrolling students absent for 20 or more consecutive school days. To assist schools, we have created the attached memo regarding the expectations under...
Supreme Court Asked To Consider Whether Parents Can Record IEP Meetings
"The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to take up a case centering on whether parents have the right to record meetings with their child’s school district about special education services. Click this link to read the story.
New Law Requires High School Student Governments in All Districts
The new Section 817 of Education Law, effective September 1, 2024, states that every public school district with at least one high school serving grades 9-12 with no districtwide or school building peer selected student government is required to establish at least one...
Physical Fitness Linked to Better Mental Health in Young People
"A new study bolsters existing research suggesting that exercise can protect against anxiety, depression and attention challenges." https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/health/adolescents-exercise-mental-health.html
What Costs $1,000 Per Student and Might Help Children Learn to Read?
A new study found that California schools got positive results from a targeted investment in the science of reading — even with the challenges of pandemic recovery....
Deepfake Pornography Victims Learn There Are No Laws to Fight It
"A group of young women in a New York City suburb, horrified to learn their photographs had been manipulated and posted online, took matters into their own hands." https://apple.news/AHvmpdMZmTm6ZatCOfED7xA
Autism Diagnoses Can Be Isolating. That’s Why These Organizations Support Whole Families
"Kelly Cain remembers the joy of having someone else serve her a cup of coffee at the brand new IHOP in Robinson about 14 years ago. Since her son, Clayton, showed signs of autism spectrum disorder, and was subsequently diagnosed, she’d heard rude comments, endured...
Accessnow App
The AccessNow app is officially integrated with Google Maps accessibility data, increasing mobility and independence by highlighting accessible entrances to public buildings. https://accessnow.com
When bullied students end their lives, parents are suing. And schools are paying.
A Washington Post analysis found nearly 200 incidents in recent years when a bullied student took his or her own life. Some schools are paying out millions and changing policies. By Donna St. George...
New York State School Environmental Health Conference 2024
The NYS School Environmental Health Conference will be taking place on October 24, 2024, at the Holiday Inn Saratoga Springs in beautiful Saratoga Springs, New York. The theme for this year’s free, full-day conference will be Climate Action in Schools: Prevention,...
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