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An IDEA in Progress. Legal Lessons.
Fuertes, Monica – Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1999
Discusses the three major developments in the revised Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): general-education teachers participating in individualized education programs, school flexibility in disciplining special-needs students, and emphasis on integrating special-education students into general education. (JOW)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Discipline, Federal Legislation, Individualized Education Programs
Disciplining a Handicapped Student.
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Sarzynski, Edward J. – West's Education Law Reporter, 1988
The Supreme Court's decision in "Honig v. Doe" indicates that a suspension of a dangerous handicapped student of up to 10 school days is valid. Decisions regarding the disciplining of handicapped students will have to be made on a case-by-case basis. Legal counsel should be sought. (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education
Mainstreaming Revisited.
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Schloss, Patrick J. – Elementary School Journal, 1992
Provides an overview of issues and practice associated with the integration of handicapped students into regular education settings. Emphasizes the differences between mainstreaming and federally mandated provision of educational services in the "least restrictive environment." Discusses the changing roles of elementary school teachers…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Discipline, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Participation of Students with Disabilities in Statewide Assessments and the General Education Curriculum: Implications for Administrative Practice.
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Lashley, Carl – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2002
This article examines requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (1997) regarding participation of students with disabilities in state- and district-wide assessments and access to the general curriculum. It considers implications for change in school district procedures concerning evaluation and reevaluation, Individualized…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Discipline
A Varied Perspective on Specific Learning Disabilities.
Smith, Robert T., Ed. – Forum, 1980
Eleven brief articles focus on specific learning disabilities with emphasis on programs in New York State and City. Articles have the following titles and authors: "The History of Learning Disabilities Revisited" (J. Wiederholt, G. Hale); "The Learning in Learning Disability--Ask What, Not Why" (R. Schworm) which stresses the…
Descriptors: Administration, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Development
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1996: Overview of the U.S. Senate Bill (S.1578).
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Egnor, David – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1996
Reviews the major substantive amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act being proposed by the U.S. Senate, including changes in state and local educational agency eligibility; least restrictive environment; private school placement; evaluations, reevaluations, and Individualized Education Programs; discipline procedures;…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Discipline, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Irreconcilable Differences? Defining the Rising Conflict between Regular and Special Education.
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Meredith, Bruce; Underwood, Julie – Journal of Law and Education, 1995
A special-education paradigm looks at students as individuals, substantially involves parents, documents individual student's needs and achievement, and operates under judicial oversight. Regular education is premised upon group learning and instruction, political rather than legal accountability, and a local or statewide power source. (84…
Descriptors: Conflict, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Discipline