Dismissal & Readmission Policies – On-Demand Training

Understand ADA Requirements & Evolving Case Law to Reduce Risk and Safeguard Students

Campus leaders today face growing demands to balance student safety, ADA compliance, and institutional policies while navigating rising threats of self-harm, violence, and complex behavioral concerns. One misstep can leave your institution vulnerable and your students at risk. That’s why it’s essential your team not only understands the law but also feels confident applying it to ensure your policies are compliant, your decisions are defensible, and your campus community is protected.

Attorney Hannah Ross, a nationally respected campus legal expert, will break down the ADA requirements, the exceptions that matter most, and the evolving case law shaping dismissal and readmission policies today, including recent legal challenges involving suicide and serious harm. You’ll learn how to refine your policies, protect your institution, and communicate decisions with the confidence and compassion needed to navigate the most complex student situations.

This is your opportunity to strengthen your policies, reduce institutional risk, and ensure your team is prepared to handle difficult decisions in student conduct and safety.

Topics Covered

Gain crucial, actionable takeaways that will help you:

• Build legally compliant, defensible policies that protect both your institution and your students.
• Navigate complex student departures to confidently and clearly distinguish between medical leaves, voluntary withdrawals, involuntary separations, and disciplinary action and determine when each is appropriate.
• Understand ADA and Section 504 requirements to help ensure every decision is legally sound.
• Identify and respond to high-risk student situations before they escalate into crises.
• Confidently communicate difficult outcomes to students and families with professionalism and empathy, reducing confusion, conflict and appeals.
• Strengthen cross campus consistency so administrators, BIT teams, and student support staff operate from the same procedures.
  

Presenter

Hannah Ross currently serves as the General Counsel, Chief of Staff, and Secretary to the Corporation at Middlebury College in Vermont.
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