ERIC Number: EJ1464465
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-4512
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4810
Available Date: 0000-00-00
"Lawton et al. v. Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc." (2018): Charter School Disciplinary Approaches and Students with Disabilities
Luke J. Rapa1; Antonis Katsiyannis1; Meghan Edwards-Bowyer1
Intervention in School and Clinic, v60 n4 p236-240 2025
By being public entities, charter schools must meet U.S. federal legislative mandates (e.g., Section 504) in providing a free, appropriate public education (FAPE) to students with disabilities--just as their traditional district public school counterparts must do. This legal update reviews a prominent case, "Lawton et al. v. Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc." (2018). The case, which eventually settled for $1.1 million plus legal fees (nearly $1.3 million), serves as an illustration of challenges involving students with disabilities in charter schools using no-excuses disciplinary practices. After the review of the case is presented, ramifications for charter schools failing to accommodate students with disabilities in disciplinary matters are considered. Implications for practice are also discussed.
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Discipline, Students with Disabilities, Public Schools, Federal Legislation, Educational Practices, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Student Behavior, Disability Discrimination
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Rehabilitation Act 1973 (Section 504)
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Author Affiliations: 1Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA