Identifying, Addressing, and Litigating Bullying in Schools (2025 Edition)

Mary C. DeCamp | Bennett & DeCamp, PLLC

Mary DeCamp has been practicing law for over fifteen years. Her practice focuses chiefly on the expansive areas of education law, special education law, and employment law. Although much of her practice involves civil litigation, she also devotes a notable amount of time to counseling and advising clients on best practices and legal issues arising out of many areas of the law, including Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Title IX, and various other federal, state, and local laws pertaining to employment law and education law.

I. Bullying defined | 2:00pm – 2:15pm

II. Cyberbullying and other off-campus conduct | 2:15pm – 2:30pm

III. Relevant federal and state laws | 2:30pm – 2:40pm

IV. Title IX | 2:40pm – 2:50pm

V. Title VI | 2:50pm – 3:00pm

Break | 3:00pm – 3:10pm

VI. Prevention, intervention, postvention | 3:10pm – 3:25pm

VII. School policies, training, and addressing claims of bullying | 3:25pm – 3:40pm

VIII. Best practices for investigations | 3:40pm – 3:55pm

IX. Guidelines for litigation | 3:55pm – 4:10pm