Following a review of all publications on alternative education listed in The Education Index from 1974 through July, 1981, a selection of articles for analysis was made. Those articles were selected for their focus on applications to behavior disordered and delinquent youth. After a discussion of the origins of and recent developments in alternative education, the articles were reviewed according to the trend toward definition and assertion of civil rights of these particular children and the trend toward the right to a free and appropriate education of exceptional children in the least restrictive environment. The article also considers the problems likely to attend a clash of these rights when an element of punishment, such as in-school suspension, is involved.
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