Creating A Comprehensive Supportive Policy That Provides Equal Educational Access For The Mentally Ill Student: A Policy Advocacy Document

<p>The purpose of this policy advocacy document is to create a comprehensive policy supporting the education of students with mental illness disorders. Critical issues of school attendance, credit recovery, reintegration, and staff professional development formed the four parts of the policy statement. An examination of critical issues impacting students with mental illness, as well as an analysis of the educational, economic, social, political, moral, and ethical issues were used to inform the creation of this policy. Stafford High School in Stafford School District (psuedonym) is highlighted as an implementer of the proposed policy, as as a model for other districts exploring implementation of the proposed policy.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D. Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - Public Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Roberts, Lesley S

Contributors dc:contributor

• Norman Weston
• Linell Monson-Lasswell
• Nancy Spaniak

• Mental Illness
• Mentally Ill Students
• Policy Advocacy
• Social Justice
• Equity
• Advocacy
• Mental Disability
• Accessibility
• Disability and Equity in Education
• Education
• Educational Leadership

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/86

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1089