General/Miscellaneous:
- Children with Disabilities: Summary of Research on their Prevalence in Juvenile Delinquent/Corrections Populations
- Educational Mandates for Children with Disabilities
- Home School: Federal Mandate?
- IDEA and the No Child Left Behind Act
- Illinois Special Education Regulations and Definitions
- Inclusion: Incompatibility with Mandates of IDEA
- Overview of the Federal Mandate of Special Education
- Socially Maladjusted Children and Special Education Services
- Special Education Eligibility Definitions
- "Educational Malpractice" in Illinois
- Guide to Educational Services for Ill and Disabled Children
- Illinois Law on Abortions
- Limited English Proficiency
- Parental Consent - ISBE Inquiry
- FMLA Provisions
- School Residency Law - Illinois
- School Residency Related to Residential Placement
- Brittany's Law Memo
IEP/CSE Information:
- IEP-CSE Checklists (Federal version)
- IEP-CSE Checklists (Illinois version)
- Evaluations and IEPs in the IDEA 2004
- IEP Adequacy
- CSE Request Form Letter
Due Process/Litigation:
- Top Five Advocacy Tips for Parents
- Attorney Fees and Costs Under the 2004 IDEA
- Common Mistakes Can Lead to Court
- Due Process Request Form
- Expedited Due Process Request Form
- IDEA - The Stayput Clause: Decisional and Statutory Developments
- May a School District Pursue Parents for "Stayput" Costs?
Special Education Caselaw:
- IDEA Decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
- Liability Risks for Failure to Respond to Knowledge of a Suicidal Child
- Light v Parkway: Inclusion Case - "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished"
- Oberti and Holland: A Rational View
- The Rowley Case: What Does it Mean?
- The K.L. Case - Is Rowley still the Law of the Land?
- Extended School Year: Court Opinions
Guardianship/Custody Issues:
- Non-Custodial Parent Issues
- Surrogate Parents
Student and Other Records:
- Student Records in Illinois
- FERPA
- Records Destruction Procedures
Related Services:
- Assistive Technology: What is the Bottom Line?
- Providing Health-Related Services to Medically Involved Children
- The Final Word on School Health Services: Garret F. Case
Private School Information:
- Private School Students: Obligations of School Districts
- Unilateral Placement Form Letter
Discipline:
- Suspension, Expulsion and Discipline
- Expulsion and Suspension - Exam of Case Law
Cochlear Implants:
- Cochlear Implant Research: Summary
- Cochlear Implant, Position Paper in Favor of
- Cochlear Implants - New Methodologies
Autism:
- Autism - Summary of Selected Decisions through 1998
- Autism/Applied Behavioral Analysis: Review of Decisions from 1998 - 2003
- Early Childhood Programs - Changes in Requirements
Bullying:
- Student-on-Student Harassment: A Survey
- Targeted Violence in Schools (lecture text)
