Fatal Suspension.

Zirkel, Perry A.

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ERIC Number: EJ587675

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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Fatal Suspension.

Zirkel, Perry A.

Phi Delta Kappan, v80 n10 p791-92 Jun 1999

Parents whose learning-disabled son committed suicide after being suspended (without notice) sued the school district for violating the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and their 14th Amendment due-process rights. They won summary judgment on the IDEA claim, but lost the school liability claim. The case will be retried. (MLH)

Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Court Litigation, Due Process, Learning Disabilities, School Responsibility, Secondary Education, Special Education, Suicide, Suspension

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New Mexico

Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Fourteenth Amendment; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

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