Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Special Education Case Law

Special Education Case Law

Over the past 30 years there have been many court cases dealing with issues in special education. I found several websites that help administrators and educators avoid making the same mistakes that other districts have made.

The following website was founded by Ms. Philpot is a member of the national Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Learning Disabilities Association, the Civil Rights of Children Committee of the Indiana State Bar Association, member of Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, as well as the Indiana State, Indianapolis and American Bar Associations and Mensa. She is also a board member of the Indiana Professional Chapter, Society of Professional Journalists Inc.

This website deals with many issues in special education such as: accommodations, assistive technology, expulsion and suspension.

http://www.dphilpotlaw.com/html/supreme_court_cases.html


Another website that discusses court cases in a synopsis form and in sequential order. There are many court cases that helped define our current educational landscape. The following is a listing of some of the cases that have resulted in key Supreme Court decisions

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jde7/ese504/class/advanced/courtcases.html


Inclusion remains a controversial concept in education because it relates to educational and social values, as well as to our sense of individual worth. The following website deals with issues related to inclusion and specific cases that dealt with that subject area.

http://www.weac.org/Issues_Advocacy/Resource_Pages_On_Issues_One/Special_Education/special_education_inclusion.aspx

2 comments:

  1. Your first artifact has lost of very important information. I am glad you posted it. Some of these cases would be great for our Briefs.

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  2. These cases are very interesting, once again. These show what can really happen to people with disabilities. The issues that arise are important for anyone to read and understand so they too dont make the same mistake.

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