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Should Clinicians on BITs Evaluate Risk?

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Clinicians play a crucial role in Behavioral Intervention Teams (BITs) and may be tasked with conducting certain types of risk assessments. However, this responsibility may not always align with their role. Their expertise is...more

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Mandated Risk Assessment of Students: Part Two – Higher Education 

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The first Tip of the Week in this series explored how the authority to mandate a risk assessment is established and communicated within any educational community. In this second installment, we focus on the steps to take once...more

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Legal Update for Special Education Law – Updates from the Pennsylvania Department of Education - June 2025

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Pennsylvania Recognizes 15 Postsecondary Institutions for Efforts to Support Student Mental Health and Prevent Suicide - Pennsylvania Department of Education Press Release - May 27, 2025 - Philadelphia, PA - At Temple...more

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Mandated Risk Assessment of Students: Part One – Authority to Mandate

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At NABITA, we are often asked whether a Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT), CARE team, Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) team, or, in some instances, the Threat Assessment Team (TAT) has the authority to...more

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What Every Parent Should Know About Childhood Concussions and Long-Term Learning

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We all know that childhood is full of bumps, bruises, and yes—sometimes concussions. A tumble off a bike, a collision on the soccer field—it happens. But what if those head injuries, even the “mild” ones, could echo into your...more

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Holistic Well-Being as an Upstream Approach to Student Success 

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During my opening keynote at NABITA’s 5th Annual Case Management Summit on June 10, 2025, in Portland, Oregon, I’ll shed light on a critical truth: Student well-being isn’t just a component of success; it’s the foundation. As...more

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Tip of the Week: BIT Standards for Higher Education – Standards 16 and 17

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Throughout the BIT Standards refresh series, we have referenced the 3-phase BIT process: 1. Gather data, 2. Assess risk, 3. Deploy interventions. Standard 16 builds on the third phase by exploring how teams use case...more

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Tip of the Week: BIT Standards for Higher Education – Standard 15 

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Next, in our series on NABITA’s Industry Standards for Behavioral Intervention Teams, we review Standard 15, which explores interventions. The following will provide recommendations for best practices that can help a BIT...more

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Tip of the Week: BIT Standards for Higher Education – Standard 13 

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We continue exploring the updated standards published in NABITA’s Industry Standards for Behavioral Intervention Teams whitepaper as we focus on Standard 13. This standard explains the importance of using an objective risk...more

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Tip of the Week: BIT Standards for Higher Education – Standard 10 

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With the publication of the updated NABITA Industry Standards for Behavioral Intervention Teams, it is essential to review each standard in detail for our higher education audience. Today, we focus on Standard 10 and the...more

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Tip of the Week: BIT Standards for Higher Education – Standard 9 

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In this series, we continue to explore the updated NABITA Industry Standards for Behavioral Intervention Teams. These standards offer proactive guidance to BITs in developing effective approaches for preventing harm and...more

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Title IX Challenges for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Two major trends are simultaneously unfolding on college and university campuses around the country. One, growing numbers of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are being accepted into higher education. Two, colleges...more

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New York Requires 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Information Shared and Added to College Student ID Card

This week, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Student Lifeline Act amending the New York Education Law to require that degree-granting higher education institutions educate students, faculty and staff about New York’s 9-8-8 Suicide...more

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New York Requires 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Information Shared and Added to College Student ID Cards

This week, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Student Lifeline Act amending the New York Education Law to require that degree-granting higher education institutions educate students, faculty and staff about New York’s 9-8-8 Suicide...more

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Sociopolitical Change in Education: A Call to Action

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I am thrilled to present the closing keynote address at the 2024 NABITA Annual Conference in West Palm Beach, FL, in November. My topic—”Reflections on Grieving, Coping, Thriving, and Advocating in Florida’s Political...more

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Surviving the Second Semester Blues

UNDERSTANDING SECOND SEMESTER BLUES - The second semester of college is considered to be the toughest. The second semester brings with it feelings of homesickness, stress related to new and more challenging courses, doubt...more

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[Webinar] Ohio’s House Bill 68 Goes Into Effect – What are the Next Steps for K-12 + Higher Ed? - March 6th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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Interested in learning more about HB68 and what policies you should be paying attention to? Join education attorneys Kasey Havekost and Izaak Orlansky for a discussion on the new laws governing transgender students in the...more

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After House Bill 68 Override, Implications for Education in Ohio

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The Ohio legislature’s override of House Bill 68 comes after nearly two years of debate about how to handle mental health, healthcare, and athletics for transgender youth. School districts and higher education institutions...more

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The Unseen Roadblock to Academic Achievement: 5 Ways to Mitigate the Impact of Anxiety Disorders on Student Success

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College is stressful for nearly every student as they struggle simultaneously with the personal journey into adulthood and achieving student success in the classroom. Final exams bring added pressure at the end of the...more

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[Webinar] Higher Education Hazing Investigation Bootcamp - January 24th, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST

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Join Bricker Graydon’s Higher Education Team for an in-depth training on how to effectively investigate and address reports of hazing on your campus. This half-day session will address the root causes of hazing behavior on...more

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How is mental health related to academic violations?

Mental health can affect our judgement or our ability to handle life’s responsibilities in general. This is especially true for college students, who are going through a big transitionary period of their lives....more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 6, June 2023

Supreme Court Blocks Use of Race in Harvard, UNC Admissions in Blow to Diversity Efforts - "In one of its most closely watched cases this year, the court ruled along ideological lines that the way the schools approached race...more

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Summer Reading for Educational Leaders: 15 Links to Help You Plan for the 2023-2024 School Year

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A lot has transpired in the world of education and workplace law over the past school year, and you may have been too distracted handling the day-to-day functions of your job to stay up to speed. But never fear – we have...more

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Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 2, February 2023

Illinois Supreme Court Allows Massive Damages in Biometric Privacy Cases - “The case involves Ohio-based fast-food company White Castle.” Why this is important: Illinois has the strictest biometric privacy law in the...more

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Psychedelics-Related Considerations for Higher Education Institutions

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​As interest in psychedelics rises, amidst the decriminalization of psychedelic substances in various jurisdictions and the regulation of the provision of psilocybin services in Oregon, institutions of higher education may...more

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