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Back to School   

Hundreds of students with disabilities will return to school in the upcoming weeks. The documents below offer tips to help you and your student start off the year and discuss some of the differences your new college student will see.

Beat the Back to School Blues    

Differences Between High School and College: For Parents and Students with Disabilities    
 


ALJ Opinions, Administrative Complaint Findings, and OCR Decisions
 

These documentes are updated throughout the year. Please check back regularly for updates.


ALJ Opinions–April 2012        

Administrative Complaint Findings–August 2012      
 

Office of Civil Rights Decisions–August 2012       

Diazepam Gel in Schools: The Facts

Diastat Issue Summary               

Bullying and Harrassment: Rights of Students with Disabilities
 


Transition Resources

What is Transition?  
The Transition Plan Vocational Rehabilitation Services PostSecondary Education Planning Conservatorship and General Resources


Isolation and Restraint Act

The Special Education Isolation and Restraint Modernization and Positive Behavioral Supports Act

Information Sheet on Restraint and Isolation in Public Schools (Updated Spring 2012) 

NDRN Publication: School Is Not Supposed to Hurt

TASH Publication: Shouldn't Schools be Safe?   
A parent's guide on prevention, detection, and response to restraint, seclusion, and other aversive interventions

 


Education and Disaster Planning

Disaster and Education


The Major Differences Between IDEIA & Section 504

IDEIA & Section 504

Student Placement in Elem. & Secondary Schools & Section 504 of the Rehab Act & Title II of the ADA  

The IDEA: Provisions Related to Children with Disabilities Enrolled by their Parents in Private School 

Jonathan's Journey

Jonathan's Journey - Part III-VI


Using the Complaint Process to Help Students with Disabilities- PowerPoint Handout