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Reading Disabilities and the Behavior Connection: Insights and Understanding

by Common Ground | Apr 5, 2024 | Better IEPs, Current-Issue, Features, Parents, Teachers

By Maria Torres, M.A., LDT-C Reading disabilities, such as dyslexia, pose significant challenges for students. They not only affect a student’s academic progress, but frequently also impact their behavior in the classroom. Understanding the relationship between...

From the Courts: Judge Dismisses Parent Petition for Safety Measures to Prevent Bullying

by Common Ground | Jun 13, 2018 | Courts

A Middlesex County school district has prevailed in due process matter centering on bullying and school safety. The case involves a girl who is blind and, according to the parent’s petition, had been knocked down in the hallway, called names, pushed down steps and...

Snap Shot: Bullying In Schools

by Common Ground | May 2, 2017 | Snapshot

More than 5 million school children – 22% of students ages 12-18 – reported being bullied at school during the school year. 6% of students reported that they were pushed, shoved, tripped, or spit on. A higher percentage of females than of males ages 12–18...

From the Capitols: State of New Jersey Upholds Bullying Charges

by Common Ground | Jun 27, 2013 | Capitols

New Jersey Education Commissioner Chris Cerf has upheld two charges of bullying under the state’s tough new anti-bullying act. Both incidents took place in 2011 and involved middle-school students. In the first case, a sixth-grader from Middlesex County insulted...

From the Capitol: Report Suggests that Bullying Affects Learning and Academics

by Common Ground | Nov 13, 2012 | Capitols

A report released by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention suggests that victims of school bullying, many of whom are students with disabilities, are often distanced from learning, disadvantaged academically, and are...

When the Bully is the Teacher

by Common Ground | Sep 12, 2011 | Features, Parents, Professionals, Teachers

An Interview with an Expert on Bullying Provides a Thought-provoking Perspective “Bullying by teachersis enabled by a conspiracy of silence.” – Dr. Alan McEvoyBy Jean Harkness Many parents would advise a child that the only way to deal with bullies is to stand...

New Jersey Enacts New Anti-Bullying Law

by Common Ground | Sep 12, 2011 | Capitols

From the Capitol – Common Ground September 2011 New Jersey’s law is the first anti-bullying law in the U.S. to set statewide deadlines for incidents of bullying to be reported, investigated, and resolved. School personnel must report incidents of bullying...