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Bullying - What You Can Do
(Separate Website)
Tips for students, parents and schools for preventing bullying at school, from the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence.
By: Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
File a Discrimination Complaint with the Office for Civil Rights
(Separate Website)
On separate website. Where and how to file a complaint about discrimination in federally-funded educational programs or schools.
By: U.S. Department of Education
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Special Population School Resources
(Separate Website)
Louisiana's schools have obligations to "special populations" (children who are homeless or migrants, have disabilities, are gifted or talented, or who have limited proficiency in the English language). This link takes you to a page on the Louisiana Department of Education website that gives information about special population division programs and administrators who may be able to help you with a problem.
By: Louisiana Department of Education
What is Bullying and What you Can Do
(Separate Website)
Straight advice.
By: The SCRE Center