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ERIC Number: ED528255
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 9
Abstractor: ERIC
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Bullying and Students with Disabilities: A Briefing Paper from the National Council on Disability
Young, Jonathan; Ne'eman, Ari; Gelser, Sara
National Council on Disability
Like bullying in general, bullying of students with disabilities represents both a civil rights and public health challenge. Amongst the possible effects of bullying the U.S. Department of Education (DOE, 2010) includes lowered academic achievement and aspirations, increased anxiety, loss of self-esteem and confidence, depression and post-traumatic stress, deterioration in physical health, self-harm and suicidal thinking, suicide, feelings of alienation, absenteeism and other negative impacts, both educational and health related. While both students with and without disabilities face significant negative emotional, educational and physical results from bullying, students with disabilities are both uniquely vulnerable and disproportionately impacted by the bullying phenomena. Despite this, there exists a dearth of both research and policy focusing on eliminating the bullying of students with disabilities. Furthermore, evidence suggests that existing legal and policy tools available to address bullying against students with disabilities remain significantly under-utilized. Additional focus is needed on the bullying of students with disabilities, both as part of a general strategy of bullying prevention efforts and as a specific area of focus in policy and practice. Effectively addressing bullying of students with disabilities will require undertaking action as part of both general and special education policy. This paper recommends several policy actions for addressing bullying of students with disabilities. (Contains 1 footnote.)
National Council on Disability. 1331 F Street NW Suite 850, Washington, DC 20004. Tel: 202-272-2004; Fax: 202-272-2022; Web site: http://www.ncd.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Council on Disability
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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