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Our Goals

 The Six Goals of the C.L.E.A.R. Program are:

Educate Individuals with Disabilities

  • Understand safe and risky behaviors: What will get you in trouble or keep you out of trouble.

  • Develop conflict resolution skills.

  • Understand legal rights.

  • Interact with law enforcement and authorities safely and cooperatively.

Educate Teachers and Parents

  • Identify risky and dangerous behaviors.

  • Teach safe responses and behaviors.

  • Understand legal issues and rights.

  • Understand procedures and know what to expect and do if a young adult is involved in the justice system.

 Inform School Administrators

  • Understand the law and rights of the child and the parent.

  • Understand the role of the school to resolve and de-escalate conflicts.

  • Address students’ dangerous behaviors.

  • Understand how students with disabilities may be at risk/victimized.

  • Establish and recognize special school ID designations for CLEAR participants.

Inform law enforcement officials and first responders

  • Increase understanding, awareness, skills, and strategies to respond to special populations, particularly those with "invisible" disorders, including Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, OCD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, etc.

  • Recognize and identify special needs populations at risk in the community, including possible use of Registries, computer tags, and I.D.s.

  • Increase informal, positive interactions with people with disabilities.

 Inform members of the Judicial System parole, probation and court

  • Increase awareness and understanding to respond to special needs populations in the justice system.

  • Examine legal issues such as criminal liability, Miranda rights, etc., as they relate to people with special needs.

 Memoranda of Understanding

  • Review existing local policies or procedures that address discipline and crime; design or agree upon Memoranda of Understanding for optimal interactions and outcomes.