Required Text:

SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW: CASES & MATERIALS
Author: WEBER
ISBN: 978-0769865058
Publisher: AHLA; Edition: 4

Assigned court decisions and problems as identified in the syllabus below are available through electronic reserve at the CSU Library.

Accessing Electronic Reserve – All cases identified in the Course Outline in bold type can be found on Electronic Reserve, located by following these directions, progressing through a series of screens:

1. click on “Academic” on the CSU Webpage
2. click on “University Library”
3. click on “Electronic Course Reserves”
4. On “Research Guide” page, type in “ADM 674” or “mawdsley”
5. Click on “ADM 674 LAW 654”
6. Enter password, “9088”
7. Click on “Electronic Reserves”
8. click on item to be read – please note that the law cases are preceded by a subject matter area that does not necessarily align with the outline, so look for the name of the case.
9. Read and enjoy! (you will need Acrobat Reader to open)

Electronic Reserve Password 9088

Course Outline - Please note that a course outline totaling about 200 pages is available on Blackboard. This outline is updated regularly and contains relevant, case law, statutes and regulations that are not in the Syllabus. The assignment of cases, statutes and regulations to be discussed for the following week will be determined at the end of each class. The cases to be read may be adjusted as new materials are handed out. The cases to be discussed in class, if not located in the text, can be found on electronic reserve.

First Assignment:

A. Introduction to Special Education Law

Creating a Constitutional Right

P.A.R.C. v. Pennsylvania – Text, p. 3

Mills v. Board of Education of D.C. – Text, p. 10

Defining Concepts

Board of Education v. Rowley – Text, p. 21; Electronic Reserve

Honig v. Doe – Text, p. 32; Electronic Reserve

Timothy W. v. Rochester – Text, p. 39; Electronic Reserve

Defining a Rational Purpose to Restrict Accommodations

City of Cleburne – Electronic reserve

Extraterritoriality

Wolff - Electronic reserve

Lewis and Clark - 303 F.3d 1015 (9th Cir. 2002).

Essential Functions

Salmon - Electronic reserve

Teacher Rights/Discipline

Coleman - Electronic reserve

Weems - Electronic reserve

Kolb - Electronic reserve

Bankruptcy

Porrazzo - Electronic reserve

B. Eligibility and Evaluation – Ch. 2

Springer – Text, p. 58

Johnson – Text, p. 62

J.D. – Text, p. 72

Mr. I – Text. P. 79

Pottgen – Text, p. 100; Electronic reserve

Compton– Text, p. 117

Schoenbach – Text, p. 114

Response To Intervention (RTI) – pp. 125-29

C. Residency – Ch. 3

Plyler – p. 132

Martinez – Text, pp. 138

Linda W. – Text, p. 141

Sonya – Text, p. 144 

Manchester School District – Text, p. 152

Somerville Board of Education – Electronic reserve

Wise v. Board of Education - LEXIS NEXIS/WestLaw – 80 F.3d 177 (6th Cir. 1996)