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Special Education and the Law
A Guide for Practitioners
Fourth Edition
- Allan G. Osborne, Jr. - Snug Harbor Community School (Retired), Quincy, Massachusetts
- Charles J. Russo - University of Dayton, USA
Forewords by Richard D. Lavoie and Suzanne Eckes
January 2021 | 288 pages | Corwin
The essential resource for success in special education
Educators face major challenges when addressing the needs of students with disabilities. This includes understanding a complex legal field: special education law. Special Education and the Law, Fourth Edition: A Guide for Practitioners is the ultimate for busy educators. Osborne and Russo, past presidents of the Educational Law Association, are experts in translating legalese into language that educators can understand. They have created a resource that examines legislation and interprets the statutes and their regulations in a reader-friendly format. Major topics include rights of access to public education, procedural due process, placement requirements, delivery of related services, discipline of students with disabilities, and remedies for failure to adhere to the law. With a preventative approach to litigation that separates it from other publications, this book features:
With its user-friendly format, this resource will help educators focus on their core competency: providing exemplary education to students with special needs.
Educators face major challenges when addressing the needs of students with disabilities. This includes understanding a complex legal field: special education law. Special Education and the Law, Fourth Edition: A Guide for Practitioners is the ultimate for busy educators. Osborne and Russo, past presidents of the Educational Law Association, are experts in translating legalese into language that educators can understand. They have created a resource that examines legislation and interprets the statutes and their regulations in a reader-friendly format. Major topics include rights of access to public education, procedural due process, placement requirements, delivery of related services, discipline of students with disabilities, and remedies for failure to adhere to the law. With a preventative approach to litigation that separates it from other publications, this book features:
- Updates on legal developments from the almost-1000 federal and state cases decided since publication of the third edition in 2014
- Coverage of IDEA, ADA, FAPE, 504, discipline, IEPs, LRE, parental considerations, public vs. private school considerations, and attorney fees
- A focus on federal and state interpretations
With its user-friendly format, this resource will help educators focus on their core competency: providing exemplary education to students with special needs.
Online Resources for Special Education and the Law, Fourth Edition
Foreword - Richard D. Lavoie
Foreword - Suzanne Eckes
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Chapter 1: Special Education Law: An Introduction
Chapter 2: Rights to a Free Appropriate Public Education
Chapter 3: Related Services, Assistive Technology, and Transition Services
Chapter 4: Parent and Student Rights
Chapter 5: Due Process Procedures for Evaluation, Development of IEPs, and Placement
Chapter 6: Student Discipline
Chapter 7: Dispute Resolution
Chapter 8: Remedies for Failure to Provide a Free Appropriate Public Education
Chapter 9: Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Chapter 10: Conflict Management: IDEA Compliance
Endnotes
Glossary
Index