U.S. Dept. of Ed. Announces Initiative to Support Children with Disabilities
The department announced its initiative to address the inappropriate use of restraint and seclusion to protect children with disabilities.
The department announced its initiative to address the inappropriate use of restraint and seclusion to protect children with disabilities.
PSMC failed to terminate a former employee’s access to the hospital’s web-based scheduling calendar.
Ohio State also launched its own investigation into allegations that school officials knew of repeated sexual abuse by former team doctor Richard Strauss.
HHS issued guidance on the importance of properly disposing of media with sensitive information to prevent potential data breaches.
The OCR investigated over 387 complaints of sexual harassment and sexual violence at UNC-Chapel Hill between 2011 and 2016.
An analysis by ProPublica found the percentage of findings of civil rights violations dropped from 51 percent under Obama to 35 percent under Trump.
The breaches occurred when an employee’s laptop was stolen from a residence and two unencrypted thumb drives went missing.
The OCR’s latest cybersecurity newsletter discusses the importance of physically securing devices with access to ePHI.
The judge ruled that a policy, which required students to use the bathroom that aligns with their biological sex, violated a transgender student’s constitutional rights.
One disability rights advocate says the department notified her that 500 of her complaints were dismissed in recent weeks.