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Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District (2017): Implications for Educating Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
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Yell, Mitchell L. – Behavioral Disorders, 2019
In 2017, the Supreme Court ruled on a special education case Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District. In this important case, the High Court addressed the degree of educational benefit necessary for a school district to fulfill the requirements for a free appropriate public education (FAPE) under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act…
Descriptors: School Districts, Individualized Education Programs, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
Functional Behavioral Assessments: Legal Requirements and Challenges.
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Drasgow, Erik; Yell, Mitchell L. – School Psychology Review, 2001
This article presents the legal requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments regarding Individualized Education Programs (IEP), functional behavioral assessments, and behavior intervention plans for special education students with problem behavior; describes the initial policy letters and due process hearings that…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Educational Environment, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Education and the Law.
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Yell, Mitchell L. – Preventing School Failure, 1997
Reviews the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in the context of the law's history. Focused on are changes in Individualized Education Program requirements, mediation as a conflict resolution option, discipline of students in special education, and the required review of the relationship between a student's…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Conflict Resolution, Disabilities, Discipline
The Discipline of Students with Disabilities: Requirements of the IDEA Amendments of 1997.
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Yell, Mitchell L.; Shriner, James G. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1998
Presents the legal requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in disciplining students with disabilities, describes IDEA's requirement that school officials address student problem behavior in the Individualized Education Program, and offers recommendations regarding the formation of school district policies and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Discipline, Discipline Policy