Do parents have an absolute veto over the final results of the IEP? What actions can be
taken when parents and school-based team members cannot agree on the IEP?
Describe the three types of judicial decisions: Majority, concurring, and dissent.
Explain permitted, controlled, and prohibited disciplinary procedures, give examples of
each procedure.
Describe the parts of a judicial opinion.
If a student has a physics class on the third floor, and the school does not have an
elevator, what is the school responsible for? How could they legally carry out their
responsibility?
What is a transition plan under the ADA? Is it similar to a transition plan under the
IDEA?
Label and describe the parts of the following judicial citations:
Board of Education v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176 (1982)
Amanda J. v. Clark County SD., 207 F.3d 877 (9 th
Cir. 2001)
Hairston v. Drosick, 423 F.Supp. 180 (S.D.WV 1976).
Describe medical diagnosis and eligibility determination.
In the cases in which school districts have prevailed in choosing more restrictive
placements for students with disabilities, Daniel R.R. v. El Paso (1989), Clyde K. v.
Puyallup School District (1994), and Hartmann v. Loudoun County Board of Education
(1997), what practices did the districts follow that made a positive outcome more
likely? What implications can be drawn from these cases to help school districts make
educational meaningful and legally correct decisions regarding LRE?
Does the LRE mandate of the IDEA apply to nonacademic programs and settings as
well as academic setting?
Describe the similarities and differences between the terms least restrictive environment
and inclusion.
Describe the three levels of federal courts and the corresponding reporters in which you
can find cases. What websites are good sources for opinions from these courts?
Describe the stay-put provision as it applies to special education?
IDEA 2004 does not allow a student to be determined to be a student with a disability if
his or her problem was caused by a lack of appropriate instruction. What are the
implications for special education? What are the implications for general education?
Explain the three generic levels of courts in the United States. How are these levels
reflected in the federal judiciary? What are the functions of these courts? What is their
hierarchy from least to most powerful? What are their primary responsibilities?
IDEA “90 required that individualized transition planning be included in the
IEPs of students with disabilities who were 16 years of age or older. What are transition
services, and how do they aid a student?