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Ellis, Joseph; Geller, Daniel – NASSP Bulletin, 1993
Reviews case law related to disciplining handicapped students, highlighting two 1975 landmark cases ("Wood v Strickland" and "Goss v Lopez") involving suspensions and one seminal case ("Stuart v Nappi") involving expulsion. Although specially protected, handicapped students are neither immune from a school's…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Behavior Problems, Court Litigation, Disabilities

Zirkel, Perry A.; Gluckman, Ivan B. – NASSP Bulletin, 1980
Examines a Connecticut case concerning the rights of a disruptive handicapped student in light of P.L. 94-142. (IRT)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, High School Students