Criteria for Making the Decision: Placement in Residence for Educational or Other than Educational Reasons.

Stoppleworth, Leland J.

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Criteria for Making the Decision: Placement in Residence for Educational or Other than Educational Reasons.

Stoppleworth, Leland J.

Journal of Law and Education, v12 n1 p77-85 Jan 1983

Several lawsuits in Connecticut have led to an attempt to develop public criteria for making residential placements of exceptional children for educational rather than noneducational reasons. This article delineates criteria for making the decision, the processes by which these criteria were developed, and the rationale behind them. (MLF)

Descriptors: Court Litigation, Criteria, Decision Making, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Persons, Federal Regulation, Individual Needs, Residential Schools, School Law, Student Placement

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Education for All Handicapped Children Act

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