DREDF and Five Disability Advocacy Organizations File Amicus Brief Arguing Schools Must Address Bullying that Prevents Students with Disabilities From Receiving Meaningful Educational Benefit

DREDF and five disability advocacy organizations filed an amicus brief arguing that schools must address bullying of students with disabilities to ensure they receive a meaningful educational benefit under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The brief challenges a previous legal standard that required students to prove "deliberate indifference" by schools to show a denial of a free appropriate public education (FAPE), asserting that IDEA imposes a stronger obligation on schools. The case involves a Black sixth-grader who suffered emotional harm and learning barriers due to racial bullying.

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