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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
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Katsiyannis, Antonis; Counts, Jennifer; Popham, Michelle; Ryan, Joseph; Butzer, Madeline – NASSP Bulletin, 2016
Special education is the most highly litigated area within the field of education. Therefore, the purpose of the current article is to highlight cases (court decisions, Office of Civil Rights rulings, and State Educational Agency hearings) involving students with disabilities in 2015. Highlights from the case law point to the need for school…
Descriptors: Special Education, Court Litigation, State Departments of Education, Hearings