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Keenan, Walter R.; Shaw, Stan F. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The legal basis for serving students with learning disabilities at the K-12 level is predominantly derived from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This federal law provides for substantive education support for students with learning disabilities through an Individualized Educational Program (IEP). However, because the IDEA…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Learning Disabilities
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Cortiella, Candace; Mather, Nancy; Diller, Lawrence; Goldstein, Sam – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Forest Grove School District v. T.A. involved a student with learning disabilities, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and depression (T.A.) whose parents had moved him to a private academy for students with special needs without first consulting with his public school. In the past, the school district had found T.A. to be ineligible…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Public Schools, Private Schools, Individualized Education Programs