Self-Harming Students: Balancing the ADA, “Direct Threat” and Student Safety

Education Partner Paul Lannon will speak at the 2013 NASPA Student Affairs Law and Policy Conference in a session titled "Self-Harming Students: Balancing the ADA, "Direct Threat" and Student Safety."

Topics

• review of the regulatory changes and interpretive guidance offered with respect to the "direct threat" standard
• highlight the concerns raised by these revised regulations, as set forth to OCR by college and university student affairs administrators and general counsel
• use practical scenarios to discuss various options and legally defensible strategies to keep students safe