Special Education and the Law: A Guide for Practitioners by Allan G. Osborne Jr. Jr. (Editor), Charles J. Russo (Editor)

Synopsis

In 1975 Congress mandated that eligible students with disabilities be provided with appropriate special education services. Since then the law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA, has created a web of legal obligations for school administrators to track. This reference examines how federal and state courts have interpreted the statute and outlines the substantive and procedural requirements that the IDEA, its regulations, and litigation place on schools. Topics include rights of access to a free and appropriate public education, procedural due process, placement requirements, delivery of related services, disciplinary issues, and remedies for failure to adhere to the law. Co-author Osborne is a principal in Quincy, MA, and Russo teaches education and law at the U. of Dayton. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Biography

Charles J. Russo is the Joseph Panzer Chair in Education in the School of Education and Allied Professions and adjunct professor in the School of Law at the University of Dayton. The 1998-1999 President of the Education Law Association and 2002 winner of its McGhehey (Lifetime Achievement) Award, he is the author or coauthor of more that 170 articles in peer-reviewed journals and the author, coauthor, editor, or coeditor of 26 books. He has been the editor of the Yearbook of Education Law for the Education Law Association since 1995 and has written or coauthored in excess of 600 publications. In addition to serving on a variety of editorial boards, he speaks and teaches extensively on issues in education law in the United States and throughout the world, having spoken in more than 20 countries. In recognition of his work on school law, Russo recieved an honorary PhD from Potchefstroom University (now the Potchefstroom Campus of North-West University) in Pochefstroom, South Africa, in May of 2004.