Watch the recording of  “Students with Disabilities and School Discipline – Understanding Your Rights” here.

This workshop will examine the rights of students with disabilities as they relate to school discipline.  The session will include an overview of students’ discipline rights and protections and answer questions like:

• Who can/can’t be suspended?
• What is an informal removal?
• When the school call to say they are sending my child home, what can I do?
• What is a Manifestation Determination Review and when is it required?
• When can the district change my child’s placement and what are my options?

Presenter:

Cammie M Naylor (she/her), MSW, Esq. is a Staff Attorney with the Disability Law Project at Vermont Legal Aid, Inc.  She is a graduate of Clemson University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Vermont Law School. As a former children’s therapist, Cammie has advocated for the needs of children and their families since long before joining Vermont Legal Aid as an attorney in 2017.  She has a deep passion for protecting the rights of children and advocating within spaces where a child’s needs and rights intersect.  Cammie dedicates approximately half her time to advocating for children with disabilities regarding their rights in schools, and the other half advocating for other individuals with disabilities who are facing legal problems like access to health care or discrimination because of their disabilities.