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This document provides an overview and syllabus for a course on Special Education and the Law. The course goals are to provide students with an understanding of federal and state laws affecting educational services for disabled students. Key topics covered include the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and relevant Washington state laws. Assessments include group presentations of assigned legal cases, written responses to case studies, and a final take-home exam applying legal principles to a hypothetical case. Required readings are from two textbooks and selected judicial opinions and articles.
This document provides an overview and syllabus for a course on Special Education and the Law. The course goals are to provide students with an understanding of federal and state laws affecting educational services for disabled students. Key topics covered include the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and relevant Washington state laws. Assessments include group presentations of assigned legal cases, written responses to case studies, and a final take-home exam applying legal principles to a hypothetical case. Required readings are from two textbooks and selected judicial opinions and articles.
This document provides an overview and syllabus for a course on Special Education and the Law. The course goals are to provide students with an understanding of federal and state laws affecting educational services for disabled students. Key topics covered include the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and relevant Washington state laws. Assessments include group presentations of assigned legal cases, written responses to case studies, and a final take-home exam applying legal principles to a hypothetical case. Required readings are from two textbooks and selected judicial opinions and articles.
Winter Quarter 2007 !n"a#$ 4%&0 ' 6%50 P i((er 411 In)tru*t!r: Sherrie Brown, J.D., Ed.D. Research Associate Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies olle!e of Education South Bld!. Roo" #$% %$&'&()'*$#$ s+rown,u.washin!ton.edu O++i*e H!ur): Please call to schedule an appoint"ent. C!ur)e We,)ite% http:--courses.washin!ton.edu-edlps)#&-sylla+us.sht"l C!ur)e -!a( an" O,.e*ti/e): .he !oal of the course is to pro/ide professional educators, social wor0ers, law students, and interested others, a thorou!h understandin! of the federal and 1ashin!ton State laws and re!ulations effectin! the pro/ision of educational ser/ices to disa+led students. .he specific o+2ecti/es of the course are that you will achie/e the followin!: #. An understandin! of the funda"entals and history of the de/elop"ent of special education and ci/il ri!hts for students with disa+ilities. %. A +asic 0nowled!e of the funda"ental principles of the 3ndi/iduals with Disa+ilities Education Act 43DEA5. 6. A +asic 0nowled!e of the funda"ental principles of Section )$* of the Reha+ilitation Act of #786 and the A"ericans with Disa+ilities Act 4ADA5. *. An a+ility to apply these +asic le!al principles to actual situations in/ol/in! students with disa+ilities in pu+lic education. ). An a+ility to de"onstrate a wor0in! 0nowled!e of the course "aterials throu!h successful co"pletion of a "id'ter" assi!n"ent and a final e9a"ination. C!ur)e O/er/ie0% All educational staff:re!ular and special education teachers, ad"inistrators, related ser/ice pro/iders 4such as occupational and physical therapists and nurses5 and associated support personnel:feel the effects of law in the perfor"ance of their professional duties. Special Education and the Law is desi!ned to pro/ide educators, and other interested professionals wor0in! with children and their parents, an introductory o/er/iew of the federal and state laws concernin! pro/ision of ser/ices to disa+led students in the pu+lic schools. Althou!h special education law includes constitutional consideration, this course focuses on federal and state statutes that address the educational ri!hts of disa+led children. At the federal le/el, the course e"phasi;es the ri!hts of students and their parents and the responsi+ilities of educators contained in the 3ndi/iduals with Disa+ilities Education Act 43DEA5. .he course includes a re/iew of the political, le!al, and social history responsi+le for its passa!e includin! the "ost recent chan!es "ade as a result of the %$$* reauthori;ation. Additional federal laws that are discussed include the Reha+ilitation Act of #786: Section )$* and the A"ericans with Disa+ilities Act 4ADA5. 1e do not ha/e ti"e to study the federal laws and 1ashin!ton State specific laws in any depth. <owe/er, so"e of the readin!s will include selected issues in 1ashin!ton State special education law. Selected passa!es fro" the federal and state statutes and the rele/ant ad"inistrati/e and case law will +e read and discussed. =ou are not re>uired to ha/e a +ac0!round in law. <owe/er, the course includes an introduction to le!al process includin! the opportunity to de/elop s0ills in readin! and analy;in! 2udicial decisions and to practice applyin! le!al principles to factual situations. .he course "aterial is presented throu!h +oth lecture and class discussion. Students will +e e/aluated +ased on class preparation and participation, the two assi!n"ents, and perfor"ance on the final ta0e'ho"e e9a"ination. C!ur)e 1e2uire3ent)% 14 1ea"in5) .he re>uired te9ts are #5 .he Law and Special Education 4% nd ed.5 +y ?itchell L. =ell 4%$$&5 and %5 1ri!htslaw: Special Education Law +y Peter and Pa"ela 1ri!ht 4%$$&5. .he readin! in the te9ts will +e supple"ented +y 2udicial opinions 4indicated +y case na"e on the sylla+us readin! assi!n"ents5 and other pertinent "aterial a/aila+le on the we+site. 24 C(a)) Parti*i6ati!n @ne o+2ecti/e of the course is to pro/ide you with the opportunity to practice applyin! special education law to situations that you "i!ht encounter in the pu+lic schools. .his re>uires that you acti/ely participate in discussions and +e prepared durin! class to participate in interacti/e discussions to practice this s0ill. Althou!h these discussions are % not !raded, your participation is considered in deter"inin! the final course !rade. 3f you are unco"forta+le with tal0in! in class, please let "e 0now so that we can pro+le"'sol/e how to include you in discussions. &4 A))i5n3ent) .here are two course assi!n"ents. .he first assi!n"ent will +e done in !roups of A%sB and in/ol/es readin!, +riefin! and presentin! a case su""ary of an assi!ned case. Cor e9a"ple, the Droup E# will read, write a +rief on the Rose case, and then present the +rief orally to the class. =ou will find the electronic citation for Rose on the sylla+us and the date that the +rief and presentation will +e due:so for Droup E#, that is January %7. Droup E% is the B.S. case and it is due on Ce+ruary ). Droup E6 is Rachel H. and it is due Ce+ruary %&. Droup E* is Ms. S. and due on Ce+ruary %& also. Droup E) is Clyde K. and is due on ?arch ). 3 encoura!e e/eryone to read the cases e/en if you are not presentin! the"F it will "a0e the discussion li/elierG .he second assi!n"ent is a written response to each of two case studies that are distri+uted durin! class Ce+ruary #% and due on Ce+ruary #7 electronically 4since we donHt "eet that day5. .he case studies descri+e specific situations, issue4s5 to +e addressed, and a >uestion4s5 to +e answered. =our tas0 is to deter"ine the appropriate laws to apply to the facts and to answer the specific >uestions as0ed. .he case studies will +e !raded, returned and discussed durin! class Ce+ruary %&. 44 7ina( E8a3 .here is a ta0e'ho"e e9a" that 3 will distri+ute on ?arch ) and will +e due electronically on .hursday, ?arch #) +y )P?. .he e9a" for"at consists of short answer, "ultiple' choice, and a hypothetical case study that includes nu"erous special education le!al issues. 3n answerin! the case study, you are e9pected to identify the le!al issues, apply rele/ant 1ashin!ton State laws 4those we ha/e tal0ed a+out in class5 as well as federal law, and deter"ine the appropriate le!al conclusions and action to +e ta0en. .he e9a" is open +oo0. 54 -ra"in5 Drades are +ased on the followin!:
#5 class participation 4%$I5F %5 written assi!n"ents 4case +rief, %$IF case studies, %$I5F and 65 final e9a" 4*$I5. 6 SCHEDULE an" 1EADIN- ASSI-NENTS T!6i*) A))i5n3ent) Se))i!n 1 ourse Schedule-Sylla+us 9anuar# :$ 2007 A"erican Le!al Syste" @/er/iew =ell 4ch. #,%5 Readin! Judicial @pinions 1ritin! ase Briefs A66en"i8 A% Ana(#;in5 a C!urt De*i)i!n +r!3 La!rte <1===4 S*>!!( La0 A((#n ? @a*!n <6 t> E"4 at 411A Se))i!n 2 HOLIDAB 9anuar# 15$ 2007 Se))i!n & <istory and Political Bac0!round =ell 4ch. *,)5 9anuar# 22$ 2007 @/er/iew of 3DEA 1ri!hts 4##'#&5 Mills 4pa!es #'%$5 http:--www.faculty.piercelaw.edu-redfield-li+rary-Pdf-case'"ills.+oe.pdf Se))i!n 4 3ntroduction to other "a2or laws: =ell 4ch. &,85 9anuar# 2=$ 2007 J)$*, ADA, R1 *7.&$ 1ri!hts 4%7#'%7*5 Bullyin! Baird v. Rose -1OUP C1 http:--laws.lp.findlaw.co"-!etcase-*th-case-7(%$&*P&e9actK# Bullies in our Schools http:--wea.uwctds.washin!ton.edu-<.?LI%$Bulletins-Bulletin6.ht"l Se))i!n 5 CAPE and CAPE re/isited =ell 4ch. (, 7, #$5 7e,ruar# 5$ 2007 LLB Rowley--1ri!hts, 6*6 1ri!hts 4%77'6$&5 Seattle S.D. v. B.SA -1OUP C2 http:--caselaw.lp.findlaw.co"-scripts-!etcase.plM na/+yKsearch&caseK-data%-circs-7th-7*6&#)6.ht"l Special Education Law Nuarterly CANs http:--wea.uwctds.washin!ton.edu-<.?LI%$Bulletins-Bulletin).ht"l Se))i!n 6 Related Ser/ices =ell 4ch. #%5 7e,ruar# 12$ 2007 Least Restricti/e En/iron"ent Garrett-1ri!hts,6() Ca)e Stu"ie) Di)tri,ute" * Se))i!n 7 HOLIDAB 7e,ruar# 1=$ 2007 Ca)e Stu"ie) "ue e(e*tr!ni*a((# ,# 5P Se))i!n : ase Studies Discussion & ase Briefs =ell 4ch. #65 7e,ruar# 26$ 2007 ?iscellaneous 3ssues Rachel HA -1OUP C& http:--www.0idsto!ether.or!-ct'rachl.ht" Ms. S. V. Vashon Island S.D. -1OUP C4 http:--%#&.%67.)8.#$*-searchM >Kcache:D)Bs6;<sDLsJ:www.ca7.uscourts.!o/-ca7-newopinions.nsf-A*%#EB6E7*DCE D(((%)&D86$$8$AB6*-I%*file-776&%*6.pdfI6Copenele"entO"s.Os.O/. O/ashonOislandOschoolOdistrict&hlKen Se))i!n = han!e of Place"ent/Discipline =ell 4ch. #*5 ar*> 5$ 2007 7ina( "i)tri,ute" Honig'1ri!hts, 6&7
han!e of Place"ent: 3s it or isnHt itM http:--wea.uwctds.washin!ton.edu-<.?LI%$Bulletins-Bulletin*.ht"l Clyde K. v. Puyallup S.DA -1OUP C5 ar*> 15$ 2007 7ina( e8a3 "ue e(e*tr!ni*a((# ,# 5P T>ur)"a# )