Special Education and the Law: A Guide for Practitioners

The ultimate resource for success in special education€"newly updated!

Authored by two past presidents of the Educational Law Association, this essential guide translates legalese into your language and allows you to focus on your core competency: providing excellent education for students with special needs. Updated to reflect significant court decisions and new developments, the book features:

• Extensive coverage of IDEA€s reauthorization, Section 504 and the ADA, and FAPE and LRE


• New analysis of parent and student rights


• Guidance on discipline


• A preventative approach to special education litigation


• Focus on federal and state interpretations of the law