Special Education Law Case Studies

A Review from Practitioners

David F. Bateman, Jenifer Cline, Jonathan Steele, Sean Fields

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Year: 2019
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781475837698
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education Administration

Tremendous changes have occurred over the past decade in the provision of services to students with disabilities. Federal mandates continue to define requirements for a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment. Additionally, there has been an increase in the number of lawsuits filed against school districts regarding the provision of educational services for students with disabilities. Case studies are a helpful way to understand these difficult issues. The case studies presented here are actual students eligible for special education and related services. The case studies are represented not to tell districts and parents that this is the only way questions about special education law can be answered, but to provide likely answers along with commentary for analysis. The cases were developed to help new (and experienced) special education leaders and supervisors survive the pressures of working with students with disabilities while working to provide appropriate services and prevent litigation.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• Case One: Sarah
• Case Two: Josh
• Case Three: Calvin
• Case Four: Manuel
• Case Five: Sawyer
• Case Six: Caleb
• Case Seven: Bryson
• Case Eight: Conner
• Case Nine: Layla
• Case Ten: Nolan
• Case Eleven: Zander
• Case Twelve: Mason
• Case Thirteen: Brody
• Case Fourteen: Destiny
• Case Fifteen: Amelia
• About the Authors