Pennsylvania's director of special education asserts that P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) is not the proper vehicle for implementing free appropriate human services to all handicapped children and their families. (Author/CL)

This article examines special education in terms of two federal legislative acts and considers the general rule, the lack of clear guidelines to determine who is entitled to additional schooling, and defenses raised against claims for an extended school year. Courts seldom order extended school under these legislative acts. (PB)

Severely handicapped students who demonstrate severe skill regression during school breaks, and inordinate time to recoup, require extended school year services. A framework and rationale for research development to provide guidance for services to students is described. Research to identify objective methods to determine eligibility and evaluate…

Survey of state directors of special education in 50 states and District of Columbia gathered data on provision of extended school year (ESY) services to students with handicaps within legal framework of Public Law 94-142 and Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Recommendations are presented for development of ESY policy reflecting current…

The paper reviews recent court rulings on the appropriateness of programs and services of public school services for handicapped children. Cited are the effects of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. The first three sections address litigation in which courts have…