Information solicited on categorization practices throughout the United States examined existing educational provisions for chronically ill children. Results indicate that educational agencies are making efforts to meet the special needs of these children. Kinds of services offered, special problems encountered, and major difficulties to be…

The "Tatro" decision, which affirmed the need for school health services and distinguished between medical and school health services for handicapped students, is discussed in terms of what services can be included--and expected--as part of a handicapped child's public education, particularly within the individualized education plan. (CB)

This document evaluates the Des Moines Public Schools health services and education program, which utilizes the professional expertise of school nurses throughout the district. The program promotes success in the learning process for students (including those with complex health care needs, conditions, and disabilities), employees, and the…

The school nurse should be able to identify the health needs of students and to facilitate remediation of health or handicapping conditions or to assist in adapting the school setting to students' needs. Requirements and activities expected of school nurses in the care of handicapped students are listed. (CJ)

Attention to chronically ill children's educational needs is a relatively recent development. Historical and philosophical determinants of current school programs are traced in this article. The range of available educational options and placement patterns for students with individual chronic conditions are described, and suggestions for policy…

The courts are holding that the services that a school district must provide to its handicapped students do not include those that would require a considerable expenditure of additional funds or the hiring of additional staff. (MLF)

Investigated were the effects of Massachusetts Law Chapter 766 (a comprehensive education-reform law relating to handicapped children) and P.L. 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act) on 211 public school speech, language, and hearing clinicians approximately 14 months after its implementation. (SBH)

This part of the School Management Handbook provides elementary school administrators with an overview of some of the special education regulations mandated in Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Section 1 of the document defines screening and evaluation procedures for identifying handicapping conditions of children…

To obtain information concerning interagency agreements which use the resources of various state agencies to serve handicapped children, state agency officials in Connecticut and Maryland responsible for establishing and implementing such agreements were interviewed by Government Accounting Office officials, and pertinent documents were reviewed.…