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Medical Marijuana Use: Considerations for a Free, Appropriate Public Education
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Yell, Mitchell L.; Edlein, Rachel; Katsiyannis, Antonis – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2023
In special education, medication often plays a critical role in meeting the needs of students with disabilities. The use of medications in schools, however, can be a problem when state laws and federal law conflict regarding the use of a medication, in this situation, medical marijuana. This column reports on a ruling by the U.S. District Court in…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Drug Therapy, Marijuana, Special Education
Substance Use and Special Education: Should We Pay Attention?
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Berg, Katherine; Eisenberg, Marla – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2018
This study aims to identify the relationships between Individualized Education Program (IEP) status and substance use. More than 122,000 eighth-, ninth-, and eleventh-grade students provided survey data in 2013. Analyses tested associations between IEP status and tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use, accounting for emotional distress and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Special Education, Individualized Education Programs, Grade 8
Pot Addiction and Parental Friction: Emotional Disturbance, Conduct Disorders and Unilateral Placements for Drug-Abusing Students Under the IDEA.
Doty, David S. – 2002
This paper is part of a collection of 54 papers from the 48th annual conference of the Education Law Association held in November 2002. It addresses the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Specifically, the paper examines unilateral placements for drug-abusing and delinquent students. Following the introduction, the next section of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities