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The essential resource for success in special education
Educators face major challenges when addressing the needs of students with disabilities. This includes understanding a complex legal field: special education law. Special Education and the Law, Fourth Edition: A Guide for Practitioners is the ultimate for busy educators. Osborne and Russo, past presidents of the Educational Law Association, are experts in translating legalese into language that educators can understand. They have created a resource that examines legislation and interprets the statutes and their regulations in a reader-friendly format. Major topics include rights of access to public education, procedural due process, placement requirements, delivery of related services, discipline of students with disabilities, and remedies for failure to adhere to the law. With a preventative approach to litigation that separates it from other publications, this book features:
Updates on legal developments from the almost-1000 federal and state cases decided since publication of the third edition in 2014
Coverage of IDEA, ADA, FAPE, 504, discipline, IEPs, LRE, parental considerations, public vs. private school considerations, and attorney fees
A focus on federal and state interpretations
With its user-friendly format, this resource will help educators focus on their core competency: providing exemplary education to students with special needs.
Contents
Online Resources for Special Education and the Law, Fourth Edition
Foreword - Richard D. Lavoie
Foreword - Suzanne Eckes
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Chapter 1: Special Education Law: An Introduction
Key Updates
Sources of Law
Court Systems
Finding Legal Material
History of the Equal Educational Opportunity Movement
Legislative Mandates
Frequently Asked Questions
Recommendations
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 2: Rights to a Free Appropriate Public Education
Key Updates
Free Appropriate Public Education
Least Restrictive Environment
Entitlement to Services
Child-Find
Students in Non-Public Schools
Frequently Asked Questions
Recommendations
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 3: Related Services, Assistive Technology, and Transition Services
Key Updates
Related Services
Assistive Technology
Transition Services
Frequently Asked Questions
Recommendations
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 4: Parent and Student Rights
Key Updates
Parental Rights
Student Records and Privacy
Frequently Asked Questions
Recommendations
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 5: Due Process Procedures for Evaluation, Development of IEPs, and Placement
Key Updates
Evaluation Procedures
Developing Individualized Education Programs
Changes in Placements
Frequently Asked Questions
Recommendations
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 6: Student Discipline
Key Updates
Pre-1997 Case Law
The 1997 and 2004 IDEA Amendments
Frequently Asked Questions
Recommendations
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 7: Dispute Resolution
Key Updates
Resolution Sessions
Mediation
Due Process Hearings
Judicial Review
Statutes of Limitations
Cases Under Other Statutes
Frequently Asked Questions
Recommendations
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 8: Remedies for Failure to Provide a Free Appropriate Public Education
Key Updates
Tuition Reimbursement
Compensatory Educational Services
Attorney Fees and Costs
Damages
Frequently Asked Questions
Recommendations
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 9: Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Key Updates
Eligibility for Protections Under Section 504 and the ADA
Discrimination in Education Prohibited
Otherwise Qualified Students with Disabilities
Providing Reasonable Accommodations
Testing and Evaluation
Participation in Athletics and Extracurricular Activities
Section 504 Service Plans
Defenses to Charges of Noncompliance
Frequently Asked Questions
Recommendations
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 10: Conflict Management: IDEA Compliance
Key Updates
Preventative Law
Dispute Resolution
Selecting an Attorney
Conclusion
Questions for Discussion
Endnotes
Glossary
Index
