Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) : Schaffer v. Weast and the Burden of Proof for Due Process Hearings.

Discusses the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1975, which authorizes State and local aid for special education and related services for children with disabilities; and contains detailed due process protections for children with disabilities and their parents. Examines debate ov...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Children with disabilities. Public schools. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1975, which authorizes State and local aid for special education and related services for children with disabilities; and contains detailed due process protections for children with disabilities and their parents. Examines debate over who bears burden of proof in special education due process hearings, in highlighted by Schaffer v. Weast, Montgomery County Public Schools, in which circuit courts are currently split.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.