Essential Concepts and School-Based Cases in Special Education Law » (1st Edition)

Charles J. Russo is the Joseph Panzer Chair in Education in the School of Education and Allied Professions and adjunct professor in the School of Law at the University of Dayton. The 1998-1999 President of the Education Law Association and 2002 winner of its McGhehey (Lifetime Achievement) Award, he is the author or coauthor of more that 170 articles in peer-reviewed journals and the author, coauthor, editor, or coeditor of 26 books. He has been the editor of the Yearbook of Education Law for the Education Law Association since 1995 and has written or coauthored in excess of 600 publications. In addition to serving on a variety of editorial boards, he speaks and teaches extensively on issues in education law in the United States and throughout the world, having spoken in more than 20 countries. In recognition of his work on school law, Russo recieved an honorary PhD from Potchefstroom University (now the Potchefstroom Campus of North-West University) in Pochefstroom, South Africa, in May of 2004.

Covers IDEA and its accompanying regulations and analyzes cases involving procedural due process, assistive technology, disciplinary sanctions, dispute resolution, antidiscrimination laws, and special services entitlement.

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. Introduction: The Law of Special Education
Sources of Law
The Development of Special Education Laws
Legislative Initiatives
Case No. 1: Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Case No. 2: Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
References
2. Entitlement to Special Education and Related Services
Entitlement to Services
Students in Religious and Other Private Schools
Homeschooled Students
Case No. 3: Timothy W. v. Rochester, New Hampshire, School District
Case No. 4: Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District
References
3. Procedural Due Process
Student Records
Evaluation
Development of Individualized Education Programs
Parental Rights
Change in Placement
Case No. 5: Blackmon v. Springfield R-XII School District
Case No. 6: Stock v. Massachusetts Hospital School
References
4. Free Appropriate Public Education
Definition of Appropriate
Least Restrictive Environment
Placement in Private Facilities
Extended School Year Programs
Case No. 7: Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley
Case No. 8: Sacramento City Unified School District, Board of Education v. Rachel H.
References
5. Related Services, Assistive Technology, and Transition Services
Required Related Services
Assistive Technology
Transition Services
Case No. 9: Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F.
Case No. 10: Fick ex rel. Fick v. Sioux Falls School District
References
6. StudentDiscipline
Judicial History
The 1997 and 2004 IDEA Amendments
Case No. 11: Honig v. Doe
Case No. 12: AW ex rel. Wilson v. Fairfax County School Board
References
7. Dispute Resolution
Mediation
Resolution Sessions
Due Process Hearings
Judicial Review
Statutes of Limitations
Cases Under Other Statutes
Case No. 13: Schaffer ex rel. Schaffer v. Weast
Case No. 14: Winkelman ex rel. Winkelman v. Parma City School District
References
8. Remedies for Failure to Provide a Free Appropriate Public Education
Tuition Reimbursement
Compensatory Educational Services
Attorney Fees and Costs
Damages
Case No. 15: Florence County School District Four v. Carter
Case No. 16: Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. Murphy
References
9. Emerging Issues
Child Find
State Testing Programs
State Responsibility to Ensure Compliance
Responsibility of Insurance Carriers
Disbursement of Federal Funds
Policy Letters
Programs for Infants and Toddlers
Report Cards and Transcripts
Case No. 17: Rene v. Reed
Case No. 18: Gadsby v. Grasmick
References
10. Antidiscrimination Statutes
Eligibility
Discrimination Prohibited
Otherwise Qualified Students With Disabilities
Reasonable Accommodations
Defenses
Case No. 19: Southeastern Community College v. Davis
Case No. 20: School Board of Nassau County, Florida v. Arline
References
Glossary
Index