The Department of Education recently issued a guidance to
support educators in combating bullying in schools by clarifying
when student bullying may violate federal education anti-
discrimination laws. The guidance, which comes in the form of a
"Dear Colleague" letter sent to schools, colleges and
universities, explains educators' legal obligations to protect
students from student-on-student racial and national origin
harassment, sexual and gender-based harassment, and disability
harassment. The letter provides examples of harassment and
illustrates how a school should respond in each case. (November
23, 2010) Celebrate the 35th anniversary of the passage of
Public Law 94-142, now known as the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). On November 29, 1975, then-
President Gerald Ford signed into law the Education for All
Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142). In adopting this
landmark civil rights measure, Congress opened public school
doors for millions of children with disabilities and laid t