Preface |
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Chapter 1 A Brief Overview |
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Chapter 2 Initiating A Special Education Case |
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I Who Is The Client? Models Of Representation In Special Education Ma !Mrs |
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a Involving the Student Even When He or She is Not the Client |
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B Parent and Student as Joint Clients |
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1 Expressed Interests or Best Interests? |
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2 Students Who Have Reached the Age of Majority |
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D Court-Appointed Special Education Attorneys |
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III Introductory Letter To A Client And Authorization For Release Of Information And Records |
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B Interviewing the Student |
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C Developing a Preparation Plan for the Client Interview |
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1 General Overview of Parent's Concerns |
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2 Student's Developmental History |
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3 Student's Educational History |
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4 Information About the Student's Needs and Interests Outside of School |
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5 Parent's Efforts to Obtain Help from the School or Other Agencies |
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D Ascertaining the Client's Goals |
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2 Medical Records, Including Mental Health Records |
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3 Records from Outside Services Providers and Other Sources |
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B Investigative Interviewing |
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1 Consultation with Experts or Providers from Other Disciplines |
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VI Developing An Educational Chronology |
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VII Developing A Theory Of The Client's Case |
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Chapter 3 Child Find |
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III Procedures For Identification And Referrals |
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IV Procedural Safeguards Notice |
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VII Charter Schools And Idea |
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Chapter 4 Educational Evaluations And Assessments |
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A Standard Deviations and Errors of Measurement |
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III Categories Of Disabilities |
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B Ten Disability Categories for School-Age Children |
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1 Intellectual Disabilities |
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b Further Requirements in Assessing Intellectual Disabilities |
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2 Hearing Impairments (Including Deafness) |
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3 Speech or Language Impairments |
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4 Visual Impairments (Including Blindness) |
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5 Serious Emotional Disturbance |
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9 Other Health Impairments |
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10 Specific Learning Disabilities |
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Chapter 5 The Individualized Educational Program |
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149 | (1) |
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B Parental Involvement in the IEP Process |
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E Transfer of Rights at Age of Majority |
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G Excusal of IEP Team Members from Meetings |
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I When the IEP Must be in Effect |
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1 Present Levels of Performance |
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3 Measurement of Progress |
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4 Statement of Special Education and Related Services |
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5 Amount, Duration, and Frequency |
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6 Participation with Non-Disabled Students/Least Restrictive Environment |
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7 Testing Accommodations and Alternate Assessments |
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9 Extended School Year Services |
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IV Planning For An IEP Meeting |
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A Collecting and Organizing the Student's Records |
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C Providing Advance Notice to the School District |
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D Creating the IEP Meeting Agenda |
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E Inviting Participants to be a Part of The IEP Team |
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F Exchanging Information Prior to the Meeting |
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G Making a Plan With Your Client |
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H Deciding Whether to Record IEP Meetings |
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191 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Early Intervention Services |
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Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde |
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196 | (9) |
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197 | (8) |
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205 | (5) |
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210 | (3) |
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213 | (1) |
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V Individualized Family Services Plan (IFSP) |
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VI Early Intervention Services |
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VII Payment For Early Intervention Services |
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VIII Procedural Safeguards And Dispute Resolution |
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Chapter 7 School Discipline And Students With Special Needs |
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I Protections For Disciplined Students |
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A Manifestation Determination Review |
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1 Results of the Manifestation Determination Review |
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a The Conduct is Found to be a Manifestation |
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c The Conduct is Found Not to be a Manifestation |
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B Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans |
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1 Functional Behavioral Assessment |
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2 Behavior Intervention Plan |
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252 | (1) |
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III Manifestation Determination Review Simulation |
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Chapter 8 Child Welfare And Special Education |
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Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde |
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283 | (3) |
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II Defining The Idea Parent |
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286 | (4) |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (2) |
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III Getting Through The School Doors |
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290 | (4) |
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A Registration, Enrollment and Attendance |
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290 | (2) |
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292 | (1) |
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IV Confidentiality And Information-Sharing |
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297 | (1) |
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V Evaluations, Programs/Placements And Services |
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298 | (9) |
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302 | (1) |
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D Transitional Planning and Services |
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VI Achieving School Stability |
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312 | (1) |
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313 | (1) |
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VII Standards For Educating Children In Out-Of-Home Care |
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VIII Conclusion: Cross-Systems Advocacy — How Does It Work? |
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Chapter 9 The Due Process Complaint |
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I Filing The Due Process Complaint |
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327 | (1) |
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II Contents Of The Due Process Complaint |
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III Answering The Due Process Complaint |
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V Resolution Meeting And 30 Day Waiting Period |
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VI Procedural Protections In Due Process |
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A The Hearing Officer's Responsibilities |
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New Jersey Senate, No. 2604 |
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VIII Expedited Due Process Complaints |
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IX Appeal Of Due Process Decision |
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X Timelines For Completion Of Hearing And Appeal Review |
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XI Appeal Of Administrative Decision |
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XII Due Process Complaint Exercises |
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Chapter 10 Remedies |
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I Remedial Authority Of Due Process Hearing Officers |
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A Statutory Limitations on Hearing Officer's Remedial Authority |
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1 Substantive Violations Required, Except Where Procedural Violations Meet Statutory Exceptions |
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3 Lack of Parental Consent to Initial Provision of Services |
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B Case Law Discussing the Broad Remedial Authority of Hearing Officers |
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C Broad Remedial Authority of Hearing Officer as Discussed by OSEP |
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II Remedies In Civil Actions |
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359 | (2) |
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IV Eligibility And Disability Classification |
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V Independent Evaluations |
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VI Changes To An Iep And Implementation Of An Iep |
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363 | (1) |
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VII Compliance With Procedural Requirements |
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363 | (1) |
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364 | (14) |
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A Inappropriateness of the Current Placement |
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B The Supreme Court's Key Reimbursement Cases |
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C Codification of Tuition Reimbursement as a Remedy in the IDEA |
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D The Right to "Stay Put" |
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E Prospective Placement Order as a Remedy |
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F Factors to Consider in Identifying an Appropriate Placement |
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G The Process of Identifying an Appropriate Placement to Pursue as a Remedy |
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H Visiting a Potential School Placement |
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IX Reimbursement For Other Services |
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A Varying Approaches of the Federal Courts of Appeals |
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B Crafting a Request for a Compensatory Education Award |
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A Defining "Prevailing Party" |
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B Limitations on Attorneys' Fees |
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387 | (1) |
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388 | (1) |
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A Availability of Damages Under the IDEA Itself |
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B Availability of Damages in IDEA Cases Through § 1983 |
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XIV Securing Services And Accommodations Through Alternative Entitlements |
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A Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
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B § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act |
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D Supplemental Security Income |
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XV Assisting Clients After The Remedy Is Ordered |
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Chapter 11 Special Education Advocacy For Youth In The Delinquency System |
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I A Critique Of The Delinquency System |
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II Connections Between The Delinquency System And The Special Education System |
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A A Strategy for Obtaining Treatment: Substituting the Individualized Services Available Through the Special Education System for the Limited and Often Counterproductive Sanctions in the Delinquency System |
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B A Strategy for Successfully Challenging Unfair Prosecutions: Identifying Improper Unilateral Exclusion from School of Children with Disabilities and Using Delinquency Intake Procedures to Stop Improper and Unnecessary Delinquency Referrals |
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III Special Education, Disability Rights, And The Stages Of A Delinquency Case |
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A The Delinquency Intake Stage |
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B Initial Hearings and Detention Decisions |
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D Factfinding Hearing (Trial) |
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E Disposition (Sentencing) |
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F Post-Disposition Advocacy |
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Appendix A Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
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Appendix B IDEA Regulations |
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Appendix C Appendix of Major Cases |
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587 | (12) |
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Mills v. Board of Education |
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599 | (17) |
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616 | (8) |
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Board of Education v. Rowley |
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624 | (14) |
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638 | (4) |
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School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of Education |
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642 | (7) |
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649 | (7) |
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Daniel R.R. v. State Board of Education |
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656 | (11) |
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Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garrett F |
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667 | (5) |
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672 | (8) |
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Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. Murphy |
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680 | (8) |
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Winkelman v. Parma City School District |
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688 | (9) |
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Forest Grove School District v. T.A. |
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Table of Cases |
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Table of Statutes |
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Index |
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