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Implementation of Alternative Sentencing for the Handicapped Child and Adolescent through Cooperative Judiciary Training.
LaCoste, Linda D. – 1989
A high percentage of youths adjudicated by juvenile courts show neurodevelopmental abnormalities and suffer from significant learning problems and academic underachievement. Judges, lawyers, and those involved in the delivery system of the courts exhibit a lack of knowledge about students' school histories and psychological evaluations. This…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Behavior Disorders, Court Judges, Court Litigation
Addressing Invisible Barriers: Improving Outcomes for Youth with Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System. Monograph Series on Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice.
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Osher, David; Quinn, Mary Magee; Kendziora, Kimberly; Woodruff, Darren; Rouse, Gerald – 2002
This monograph introduces a series on youth with cognitive or behavioral disabilities and the juvenile justice system. The first section discusses the importance of prevention and early intervention to divert youth with disabilities from entering the justice system. It offers examples of such efforts and considers early and later intervention…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Court Litigation, Delinquency Prevention
Points on the Content of Education after "Expulsion" for Conduct Deemed Unrelated to a Disability.
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Ordover, Eileen L. – 1996
This paper presents an outline and analysis of court decisions and federal legislation concerning required educational services for students with disabilities who are expelled from school for conduct judged to be unrelated to the disability. The analysis focuses on documentation of the right to continued education following disciplinary expulsion…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Curriculum
Disciplinary Sanctions for Students with Special Needs.
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Osborne, Allen G., Jr. – 1994
One of the more controversial issues that has come before the courts since the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) concerns the imposition of disciplinary sanctions on students with disabilities. Because this issue is not directly addressed by the act, school administrators must turn to case law for guidance. This paper…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities
What Does the Law Say?
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Zirkel, Perry A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2007
In this article, the author identifies and answers questions related to legal issues of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in comparison with Section 504 or the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the NCLB. The author's answers to several questions concerning legal issues of IDEA are presented.
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
Special Education Administrator Issues and the Law.
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Thomason, Jo – 1994
This discussion addresses the legal issues in special education currently of critical concern to school administrators. It reviews outcomes of recent court cases, Department of Education policies, and legislative requirements concerning the following issues: (1) inclusion (a two-pronged test of compliance with mainstreaming requirements of the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities