Schools, Sports and Students with Disabilities: The Impact of Federal Laws Protecting the Rights of Students with Disabilities on Interscholastic Sports.

Goedert, Joann Grozuczak

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ERIC Number: EJ517800

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Publication Date: 1995

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Schools, Sports and Students with Disabilities: The Impact of Federal Laws Protecting the Rights of Students with Disabilities on Interscholastic Sports.

Goedert, Joann Grozuczak

Journal of Law and Education, v24 n3 p403-21 Sum 1995

Analyzes the legal controversies that have arisen when students with disabilities have sought to participate in interscholastic sports. Offers suggestions for handling such controversies in a way that reasonably accommodates the needs of students with disabilities without harming the positive values of organized public school sports programs. (69 footnotes) (MLF)

Descriptors: Athletes, Athletics, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Extramural Athletics, Federal Legislation, High Schools, Public Schools, School Law, Special Education, Student Rights

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Americans with Disabilities Act 1990; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

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