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Direct linkYell, Mitchell L.; Collins, James; Kumpiene, Gerda; Bateman, David – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2020
This article begins by describing a scenario in which a fourth-grade learning disabled student's individualized education program (IEP) team came together to develop his IEP and in so doing made a number of procedural and substantive errors. The purpose of this article is to examine the procedural and substantive requirements of the Individuals…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Students with Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Yell, Mitchell L.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Ennis, Robin Parks; Losinski, Mickey; Christle, Christine A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2016
The purpose of this article is to discuss major substantive errors that school personnel may make when developing students' Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). School IEP team members need to understand the importance of the procedural and substantive requirements of the IEP, have an awareness of the five serious substantive errors that IEP…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Program Development, Teamwork, Participative Decision Making
Yell, Mitchell L.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Prince, Angela – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2017
Federal legislation, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504, and the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, mandates that individuals with disabilities be integrated in all aspects of life from education to employment to independent living. A recent development involves a settlement reached between the United States and the…
Descriptors: Sheltered Workshops, Court Litigation, Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities
Christle, Christine A.; Yell, Mitchell L. – Exceptionality, 2010
The individual education program (IEP) is of critical importance to educators, parents, and students. Through the IEP process school-based teams (a) assess the educational needs of a student, (b) develop meaningful and measurable goals that direct the student's program, (c) develop and implement a program of special education and related services,…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Special Needs Students, Teamwork, Needs Assessment
Yell, Mitchell L.; Drasgow, Erik – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2007
In this article, the authors briefly examine the legal requirements for assessing students' eligibility for special education services. They then analyze the major changes regarding assessment for eligibility determination in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) passed in 2004 and the regulations implementing the…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Disabilities, Special Education, Related Services (Special Education)
Peer reviewedKatsiyannis, Antonis; Yell, Mitchell L. – Preventing School Failure, 2002
This article first reviews the primary requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), then examines four recent U.S. Supreme Court cases that helped clarify who is entitled to its protection. The cases are Murphy vs. United Parcel Services, Inc.; Albertsons, Inc. vs. Kirkingburg (1999); Olmstead, Georgia Department of Human Resources…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities
Peer reviewedYell, Mitchell L. – Behavioral Disorders, 1995
This article reviews the legal basis of inclusion of students with disabilities in regular education settings, focusing on students with behavior disorders. It examines case law and extrapolates principles from these cases, including the Daniel R. R. standard, the Rachel H. standard, and the Clyde K. and Sheila K. versus Puyallup School District…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedYell, Mitchell L. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1994
This article examines the body of case law which has developed over the appropriate use of various timeout procedures (e.g., exclusion, seclusion/isolation) of students with behavior disorders. Seven guidelines for the legally correct application of timeout procedures are offered. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation
Peer reviewedYell, Mitchell L.; Espin, Christine A. – Exceptional Children, 1990
The article examines case law that has provided parents of handicapped children with three primary types of relief (injunctive relief, tuition reimbursement, and payment of attorneys' fees) in special education lawsuits under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, Public Law 94-142. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Peer reviewedYell, Mitchell L.; Peterson, Reece L. – Preventing School Failure, 1995
This discussion of the discipline of students with disabilities notes rules and limitations that are different from those for the discipline of students without disabilities. Legal considerations in disciplining all students as well as those protected under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Discipline, Discipline Policy
Peer reviewedKatsiyannis, Antonios; Yell, Mitchell L. – Exceptional Children, 2000
This article analyzes the Supreme Court's ruling in Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F in which the school district was held responsible for paying for services of a specially trained nurse required by the child while attending school. It offers recommendations for educators and school administrators regarding the provision of…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Services
Peer reviewedYell, Mitchell L.; Stecker, Pamela M. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2003
This article first examines problems in developing individualized education programs (IEPs) for students with disabilities by focusing on violations of the IEP process. It then discusses the three major components of the IEP, assessment, program development, and monitoring student progress. A case study illustrates use of curriculum-based…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Compliance (Legal), Curriculum Based Assessment, Disabilities
Peer reviewedDrasgow, Erik; Yell, Mitchell L.; Robinson, T. Rowand – Remedial and Special Education, 2001
Discussion of Individualized Education Program (IEP) requirements first examines relationships between the IEP and a free, appropriate public education; then highlights the procedural changes and new requirements mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997. Results of due process hearings and court cases and…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities, Due Process
Peer reviewedYell, Mitchell L. – Preventing School Failure, 1995
This article first notes differences between least restrictive environment (LRE), inclusion, and mainstreaming. It then discusses the LRE mandate of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, reviews federal cases that have ruled on the application of the mandate, and concludes with an examination of principles from these cases and their…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Peer reviewedYell, Mitchell L.; Rozalski, Michael E.; Drasgow, Erik – Focus on Exceptional Children, 2001
This article analyzes the legal requirements and regulations regarding the discipline of students with disabilities found in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Amendments of 1997) as well as policy statements of the Office of Special Education Programs and the results of state-level due-process hearings. Guidelines for school…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Discipline Policy, Due Process
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