Legal Issues in Special Education: Principles, Policies, and Practices - Paperback

by Kevin Brady (Author), Charles Russo (Author), Cynthia Dieterich (Author)

Legal Issues in Special Education provides teachers and school administrators with a clearly written, well-organized, and understandable guide from the perspective of the practitioner without formal legal training.

Even though over 50 percent of students with disabilities are now educated in general education classes, most teachers are not required to complete coursework in special education law and can unwittingly expose themselves and their schools to liability for violating the rights of students with disabilities. This practitioner's guide explicitly addresses the major issues and legal complexities educators inevitably face when dealing with special education legal and policy issues.

Using case-based learning to synthesize important legal concepts and principles from leading special education legal cases, this text guides educators, administrators, and parents alike toward a thorough understanding of, and the ability to navigate, many of the current and pressing legal concerns in special education.

Author Biography

Kevin P. Brady, Ph.D. is Associate Professor and Program Director, University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA) Program Center for the Study of Leadership and the Law at the University of Arkansas, USA.

Charles J. Russo, J.D., Ed.D. is Joseph Panzer Chair in Education, Director of the Ph.D. Program, and Research Professor of Law at the University of Dayton, USA.

Cynthia A. Dieterich, Ph.D. is Professor of Special Education at Baldwin Wallace University, USA.

Allan G. Osborne, Jr., Ed.D. is the former principal of the Snug Harbor Community School in Quincy, Massachusetts, and former visiting Associate Professor at Bridgewater State College, USA.

Nicole D. Snyder, J.D. is a shareholder at Latsha Davis & McKenna, P.C. and represents numerous schools in special education law, education law, and charter school law matters.