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Roddy, Eugene A.; Eklund, Judith A. – 1982
Public Law 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) states that, to the maximum extent appropriate, handicapped children are to be educated with children who are not handicapped and that special classes, special schooling, or other removal of handicapped children from the regular educational environment should occur only when the…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
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Baird, Susie M.; And Others – Peabody Journal of Education, 1984
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…
Descriptors: Children, Educational Responsibility, School Health Services, School Role
Flygare, Thomas J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1982
In June of 1982 a Supreme Court decision held that Public Law 94-142 requires only that handicapped students be provided access to specialized instruction and related services designed to provide educational benefit. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Deaf Interpreting, Deafness, Disabilities
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Walker, Deborah Klein; Jacobs, Francine H. – Peabody Journal of Education, 1984
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…
Descriptors: Children, Educational History, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
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Keogh, Barbara K.; Barkett, Catherine J. – Journal of Social Issues, 1978
Litigation and legislation have redefined the role of the school relative to placement of children and the educational services provided them. The focus of this review is on three previously disenfranchised groups, the young, the handicapped, and the culturally different. (Author)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Due Process, Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment
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Baird, Susie M.; Ashcroft, S. C. – Peabody Journal of Education, 1984
To offer public school programs that address learning needs of chronically ill children, schools must first clarify the role of education. This paper discusses major policy-relevant issues and suggests how some of these students' needs can be addressed by the schools. (DF)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Ancillary School Services, Children, Elementary Secondary Education
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Kennedy, Susan O.; And Others – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1989
This article presents basic information for regular and special physical educators to help them better understand the procedural rights of parents as well as the schools, and to help them make appropriate judgments for the physical education placement and programing of students with handicaps. (IAH)
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Case Studies, Disabilities, Elementary Education
National School Boards Association, Washington, DC. – 1980
Intended for school district attorneys, administrators, and others responsible for regulation enforcement, the seven articles in this publication concern federal civil rights legislation affecting schools. The substance of the regulations and the procedures employed by regulatory agencies (particularly the Office for Civil Rights) are examined and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation