The Problem According to national statistics, students with disabilities miss more school than their non-disabled peers. Students with autism, anxiety, or PTSD may engage in school-avoidance behaviors. Students who have been bullied may stay home out of fear for their safety. Other students might simply suffer illnesses that require them to miss school. Parents of [...]
On October 24, 2017, the United States House of Representatives introduced a new anti-bullying bill: Danny's Law. The bill is named after Daniel Fitzpatrick, who took his own life at age 13 as a direct result of bullying. Daniel left a suicide note specifically referencing the bullying. The bill would establish a commission to investigate [...]
This article was originally published in The Legal Intelligencer on July 3, 2017. M.M. grew up in an inner-city neighborhood in Boston. While in utero, M.M. experienced fetal distress while exposed to crack cocaine. As an adolescent, his mother was repeatedly incarcerated due to drug use. Because M.M. never knew his father, he transitioned in [...]
