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“I am afraid that waiting for students with FASD to fail is all too common. It is tragic to hear that school teachers and administrators who are there to help support students let these students repeatedly fail in order for them to be eligible for intervention and special services.”
Anne Smith

NOFAS Topics: Legal System

NOFAS has produced a video on the topic of FASD in the legal system. Unfortunately, many people with FASD come in contact with the criminal justice system. The video contains interviews with Anthony P. Wartnik (Retired Judge and Legal Director of FASD Experts), Susan Fleisher (Executive Director of NOFAS-UK), and Kathryn Kelly (Project Director of the FASD Legal Issues Resource Center). Interviews were conducted at the recent International FASD Conference in Vancouver.

NOFAS supports the prevailing legal view that FASD should be considered a mitigating factor during criminal sentencing.

Watch the video on Youtube

 

 

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