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Richmond Advocacy Alone Cannot Fix Arlington’s Handling of Criminal Justice

By Juliet D. Hiznay, Attorney at Law

Published March 2019

There is a broad consensus among parents of children with disabilities, child advocates and attorneys that we need to transform Arlington’s approach to charging children and adults with crimes, particularly… Continue reading →

Posted in NOVA Blog | Tagged Arlington County, Center for Public Integrity, childhood development, criminal justice reform, Democratic primary, Juliet Hiznay, Legal Aid Justice Center, Parisa Tafti, public safety, school discipline, special education, Theo Stamos, trauma, Virginia

Public Comment on Virginia’s Proposed Restraint and Seclusion Regulations

The following is a public comment written by Juliet D. Hiznay, Esq., and submitted to the Virginia Board of Education on November 15, 2016.

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I write to you as the parent of a Virginia public school student and as… Continue reading →

Posted in NOVA Blog | Tagged Coalition for Improving School Safety, disabilities, IDEA, IEP, psychiatric hospitalization, PTSD, public comment, public school, regulations, restraint, seclusion, special education, Virginia, Virginia Board of Education

Project Save Childhood: The Need to Improve School Climate in Virginia

The author, Juliet Hiznay, is a special education advocate and attorney in private practice in Northern Virginia. For information about her practice, visit http://jdhiznay.com/

The 2016 session of the Virginia General Assembly may prove to be a… Continue reading →

Posted in NOVA Blog | Tagged disorderly conduct; students; Virginia General Assembly; school climate, Juliet Hiznay, referral to law enforcement; civil rights, restraint, seclusion, special education