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How COVID Anxiety Makes Discipline Proceedings Even More Stressful for Students

| Felice Duffy | Student Rights, Uncategorized

In all of the discussion about the disruptive and damaging effects the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked on the nation’s students at colleges and universities, one facet often overlooked is the impact on students facing disciplinary proceedings or students who want to file a complaint with a school tribunal to obtain justice. COVID anxiety clearly increases …

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If Another Student Reports Me For COVID-19 Violations, What Are My Options?

| Felice Duffy | College Code Violations, Student Rights

Colleges and universities across the country have created specific policies concerning COVID-19, which often require face coverings and social distancing, and include restrictions on social gatherings and off-campus visitors. In many cases, institutions have clarified that student violations of COVID-19 safety policies may result in sanctions according to the college or university code of conduct, …

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DeVos Rescinds Numerous Documents Relating to the Rights of Disabled Students

| Felice Duffy | Student Rights

Student's Rights Lawyer in Connecticut
On October 2nd, the Department of Education and Secretary Betsy DeVos made yet another announcement that raised concerns among many disability advocacy groups across the United States. The Department stated it was rescinding 72 different guidance documents relating to the rights of disabled students under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Rehabilitation …

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ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS AS EVIDENCE IN COLLEGE INVESTIGATIONS

| @dmin | College Code Violations, Student Rights, Title IX

Criminal Defense Attorney CT
A key part of a Title IX or College Conduct Code violation investigation is the gathering and presentation of evidence. Compared to previous decades, electronic evidence from digital devices and social media are now being collected and used during these investigations. Your cellphone is constantly aware of your specific location and social media posts can …

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Problems With Eyewitness Identification In School Investigations

| @dmin | College Code Violations, Student Rights, Title IX

Criminal Defense Attorneys in Connecticut
In campus investigations regarding Title IX or other college conduct code violations, eyewitness testimony is often a key type of evidence collected. People tend to give eyewitness accounts a significant amount of weight, especially if an eyewitness to a wrongdoing later identifies the accused as the person they saw committing the crime. This is problematic, …

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