Special Education and the Law : A Guide for Practitioners /: A Guide for Practitioners. ([2007])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Allan G. Osborne, Jr., Charles J. Russo.
• Other Names: Jr, Osborne, Allan G, 1951-; Russo, Charles J
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; 1. Special Education Law: An Introduction; Sources of Law; History of the Equal Educational Opportunity Movement; Legislative Mandates; Recommendations; References; 2. Rights to a Free Appropriate Public Education; Introduction; Free Appropriate Public Education; Least Restrictive Environment; Entitlement to Services; Child Find; Students in Private Schools; Recommendations; References; 3. Related Services, Assistive Technology, and Transition Services; Introduction; Related Services; Assistive Technology; Transition Services; Recommendations; References; 4. Due Process Procedures for Evaluation, Development of IEPs, and Placement; Introduction; Evaluation Procedures; Development of Individualized Education Programs; Parental Rights; Change in Placement; Recommendations; References; 5. Student Discipline; Introduction; Case Law Before 1997; The 1997 and 2004 IDEA Amendments; Authority of School Personnel; Recommendations; References; 6. Dispute Resolution; Introduction; Mediation; Resolution Sessions; Due Process Hearings; Judicial Review; Statues of Limitation; Cases Under Other Statutes; Recommendations; References; 7. Remedies for Failure to Provide a Free Appropriate Public Education; Introduction; Tuition Reimbursement; Contemporary Educational Services; Attorney's Fees and Costs; Damages; Recommendations; References; 8. Conflict Management: IDEA Compliance; Introduction; Preventive Law; Dispute Resolution; Conclusion; References; Resource A: Glossary; Resource B: Department of Special Education Websites, by State; Resource C: Useful Special Education Websites; Resource D: Useful Education Law Websites; Index;
• Edition: Revised second edition
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 344.730791; Special education -- Law and legislation -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452239767; 1452239762
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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