Domestic Violence
Resources in this Category
ALL Agency Rules & Procedures Secondary Sources Other
Title  | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | 603 CMR 23.07 -- Access to Student Records These DOE regulations define the access that non-custodial parents have to their children's school records. | 2/8/2008 | |
| Children Affected by Domestic Violence Working Bibliography | 4/17/2000 | ||
 | Educational Rights of Children Affected by Homelessness and/or Domestic Violence This comprehensive manual for Massachusetts advocates reviews legal tools for enforcing the educational rights of children in four different legal contexts: 1) the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act; 2) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); 3) the Probate and Family Court; and 4) shelter placements through the Department of Transitional Assistance. | 2/8/2008 | |
| | Helping Traumatized Children Learn This report and policy agenda published by Massachusetts Advocates for Children in 2005 reviews the research on trauma's impact on children's ability to focus, behave apporpriately and learn in school. The report also proposes a Flexible Framework schools can use to create whole-school environments that are trauma-sensitive. Finally, the report outlines the policy agenda of the Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative, the mission of which is to ensure that children who have been traumatized by exposure to violence and other adverse childhood experiences succeed in school. | 2/8/2008 | |
| | MA Dept of Elementary and Secondary Education McKinney-Vento Information MA DESE web page on homeless students. Advisories, policies, priorities and resources related to McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance federal grant, to facilitate the enrollment, attendance, and well being of homeless children and youth in school. | 1/22/2008 | |
