Va. law already requires state colleges to notify a parent of a dependent student who receives mental health treatment at the school’s…
Under the VA Tech settlement, agreement to amend protocols to require parental notification when there is a threat of suicide, unless,…
HUD lawsuit – Fair Housing Act requires colleges to provide reasonable accomodations in university housing. http://ow.ly/7YKfR
Inspired – Facebook partnering with National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to provide crisis counseling. http://ow.ly/7Yik2
Interesting article on seeking accommodations in #college. http://ow.ly/7Y4oS
Singh v. GWU, US Court of Appeals for DC Circuit declines to apply ADA Amendments Act of 2008 retroactively to decision to dismiss student, http://ow.ly/7X89E
Encouraging diagnositic test may help predict suicide, but must be coupled with access to treatment. http://ow.ly/7WHq0
Inside Higher Ed article: do new DOJ regulations mean schools cannot remove students for self-injurious thoughts or acts?…
The State Bar of Wisconsin co-sponsors resolution urging LSAT administers to provide appropriate accommodations for test takers with disabilities so exam reflects what it is designed to measure, not the test taker’s disability. http://ow.ly/7NhrB
NYTimes series, part 4, features a blueprint for recovery http://ow.ly/7IPJ3
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