Under the provisions of the IDEA school officials may, and should, take action to change a disruptive student's placement before the situation escalates into one that requires reactive disciplinary measures. The very purpose of the IDEA is to address a student's disabilities and that includes disabilities that may cause a student to misbehave.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education v Riley, 106 F.3d 559 (4th Cir. 1997).
2.
Doe v Koger, 489 F. Supp. 225 (N.D. Ind. 1979).
3.
Honig v Doe, 484 U.S. 305 (1988).
4.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. Formerly known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act or the Education of the Handicapped Act.
5.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997, P.L. 105-17.
6.
Osborne, A.G.Disciplinary Options for Students with Disabilities. Dayton, Ohio: Education Law Association, 1997.
7.
—. "Disciplining Handicapped Students."Education Law Reporter30(1986): 1009-15.
8.
—. Legal Issues in Special EducationBoston, Mass. : Allyn & Bacon, 1996.
9.
Ratwick, P.C. "Discipline of Handicapped Students—Has Expulsion Been Abolished ?" Education Law Reporter7( 1983): 757-68.
10.
S-1 v Turlington, 635 F.2d 342 (5th Cir. 1981).
11.
Sorenson, G.P. "Special Education Discipline in the 1990s." Education Law Reporter62(1990): 387-98.
12.
Stuart v Nappi, 443 F. Supp. 1235 (D. Conn. 1978).
13.
Thomas, S.B., and Russo, C.J. Special Education Law: Issues & Implications for the '90s. Topeka, Kans.: National Organization on Legal Problems of Education, 1995 .
14.
Yell, M.L.The Law and Special Education. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Merrill/Prentice Hall , 1998.
