Describes the impact of a 1975 federal law mandating free and appropriate public education for all handicapped children. Several activities are suggested for media specialists to prepare themselves for mainstreaming.

Disciplinary measures that are reasonable for the nonhandicapped student may be unreasonable for a handicapped student. So maintains this nineteenth chapter of a book on school law dealing with regulations and judicial action related to discipline of handicapped students under the Education of the Handicapped Act. As interpreted by "Doe v.…

Since 1979 many courts have handed down rulings in favor of handicapped children under the Education of the Handicapped Act. This twentieth chapter in a book on school law summarizes these cases. In "Kruelle v. Biggs," the court ruled that a school district must provide residential placement free of charge if such placement is necessary…

Presented is a curriculum guide for preschool programs serving both handicapped and nonhandicapped children. It is explained that the guide is intended to suggest classroom activities which will strengthen existing skills and encourage development of new skills. The guide presents information on objectives, materials and procedures for the…

This short report--part of a collection of 54 papers from the 48th annual conference of the Education Law Association held in November 2002--discusses implementation of inclusion policy. Specifically, it reports on a study of administrative strategies and organizational processes that promote policy implementation and achievement of the objectives…