Full Description
Written by the Past-Presidents of the Education Law Association, this revised and comprehensive edition provides special education teachers and administrators with current information on every facet of special education law, including an in-depth explanation of the reauthorization of IDEA. This book covers IDEA, ADA, FAPE, 504, discipline, due process, IEPs, LRE, parental considerations, and public vs. private school considerations; takes a preventive approach to special education litigation; and focuses on federal and state interpretations of the law.
Contents
Foreword by Richard D. LavoiePrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsChapter 1. Special Education Law: An IntroductionSources of LawHistory of the Equal Educational Opportunity MovementLegislative MandatesFrequently Asked QuestionsRecommendationsEndnotesChapter 2. Rights to a Free Appropriate Public EducationFree Appropriate Public EducationLeast Restrictive EnvironmentEntitlement to ServicesChild FindStudents in Private SchoolsFrequently Asked QuestionsRecommendationsEndnotesChapter 3. Related Services, Assistive Technology, and Transition ServicesRelated ServicesAssistive TechnologyTransition ServicesFrequently Asked QuestionsRecommendationsEndnotesChapter 4. Parent and Student RightsParental RightsStudent Records and PrivacyFrequently Asked QuestionsRecommendationsEndnotesChapter 5. Due Process Procedures for Evaluation, Development of IEPs, and PlacementEvaluation ProceduresDeveloping Individualized Education ProgramsChange in PlacementFrequently Asked QuestionsRecommendationsEndnotesChapter 6. Student DisciplinePre-1997 Case LawThe 1997 and 2004 IDEA AmendmentsFrequently Asked QuestionsRecommendationsEndnotesChapter 7. Dispute ResolutionMediationResolution SessionsDue Process HearingsJudicial ReviewStatutes of LimitationsCases Under Other StatutesFrequently Asked QuestionsRecommendationsEndnotesChapter 8. Remedies for Failure to Provide a Free Appropriate Public EducationTuition ReimbursementCompensatory Educational ServicesAttorney Fees and CostsDamagesFrequently Asked QuestionsRecommendationsEndnotesChapter 9. Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities ActEligibility for Protections Under Section 504 and the ADADiscrimination in Education ProhibitedOtherwise Qualified Students With DisabilitiesProviding Reasonable AccommodationsTesting and EvaluationParticipation in Athletics and Extracurricular ActivitiesSection 504 Service PlansDefenses to Charges of NoncomplianceFrequently Asked QuestionsRecommendationsEndnotesChapter 10. Conflict Management: IDEA CompliancePreventative LawDispute ResolutionConclusionEndnotesResource A. GlossaryResource B. Department of Special Education Websites, by StateResource C. Useful Special Education WebsitesResource D. Useful Education Law WebsitesIndex
