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Hill, Doris Adams – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Ninety-nine court cases from the "LexisNexis" database regarding students, ages 3-21, with various forms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) were examined for the years 2007-2008. Procedural and substantive violations to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the provision of a Free and Appropriate Public Education…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Public Education, Autism, Court Litigation
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Altshuler, Sandra J.; Kopels, Sandra – Social Work, 2003
Article provides information regarding amended Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the impact of those changes on children's education rights. Some changes and practice implications discussed include expansion of categories of children with disabilities; new requirements for mobile, homeless, or culturally diverse populations and…
Descriptors: Children, Disabilities, Discipline, Educational Needs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 2003
Recent reports have documented how some parents choose to place their children in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems in order to obtain the mental health services that their children need. Senators Susan Collins and Joseph Lieberman of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs asked the General Accounting Office (GAO) to testify on:…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Juvenile Justice, Mental Health
Dooley, Elizabeth A.; Perkins, Nechelle – 1998
Children who inherit sickle cell disease, primarily African Americans and Hispanics, are at risk for serious medical conditions and require special care both at home and in school. Sickle cell disease is recognized as an "Other Health Impairment" and identified students may be eligible for special education services under the Individuals…
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Health, Children, Early Identification