SAVE THE DATE! Join the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law on June 22, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm ET as we host a conversation and call to action to re-imagine inclusion, equity, and opportunity in schools. This event is free and accessible to all, and we encourage you to share it with your networks.
Monique Dixon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in the U.S. Education Department Office for Civil Rights, will give the opening remarks. We will also host a national panel of policymakers, educators, clinicians, and students with lived experience. These speakers include: - Kristen Harper - Director of Policy Development and Outreach, Child Trends
- Narell Joyner - Consultant, Settlement Agreement, G.P. et al. v. Montgomery (AL) Public Schools
- Ebony Laboy - MPH Candidate, Rollins School of Public Health
- Marvin Mitchell - Consultant; former Special Education Administrator, J.P. Manning Elementary School (Boston, MA)
- Kadian Simmonds - 2nd Grade Teacher, J.P. Manning Elementary School (Boston, MA)
Speakers from the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law include: - Ira Burnim - Legal Director
- Holly O'Donnell - President & CEO
- Jalyn Radziminski - Communications Manager
RSVP for this event here.
More about the event: Historically and during the COVID-19 pandemic, students with disabilities, especially BIPOC students, have been disproportionately segregated, punished, and policed in school settings. The pandemic has challenged school systems to be more flexible in restructuring the way education is delivered, including by using strategies that would have previously seemed impossible. Join us as students, families, educators, advocates and other stakeholders across the nation regroup and reassess what education looks like, both in-person and online, when students are included and receive equal educational opportunities.
***ASL, interpretation, and closed-captioning is available for this webinar If you are experiencing difficulties registering or have accessibility questions please contact communications@bazelon.org.
***** Source: Bazelon Center newsletter, June 16, 2021. | 
