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The High Cost of Bullying and How to Avoid It

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9.21.18

For the first time, a court used a civil rights law to hold a school district financially accountable in a case of student bullying. In the recent case of Cohen v. Philadelphia School District, the court awarded $500,000 to a transgender student because the school district failed to stop her from being bullied. What can you learn from this development?

To read more on this topic, visit Fisher Phillips September Education Update.

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