Boosting Inclusion for Students with Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Fetter-Harrott, Allison; Steketee, Amy M.; Dare, Mary
Titel	Boosting Inclusion for Students with Disabilities
Quelle	In: District Administration, 44 (2008) 10, S.63-65 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-5749
Schlagwörter	Legal Problems; Extracurricular Activities; Body Composition; Federal Legislation; Disabilities; Court Litigation; Inclusive Schools; Administrators; Public Schools; After School Programs; Screening Tests; Extramural Athletics; School Districts; Special Education; Accessibility (for Disabled); Individualized Education Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Bundesrecht; Handicap; Behinderung; Rechtsstreit; Inclusive school; Integrative Schule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Screening-Verfahren; Außerunterrichtlicher Schulsport; School district; Schulbezirk; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Individualized education program; Individualisierendes Lernen
Abstract	Administrators in public schools are undoubtedly familiar with their duties under federal law to serve students with disabilities in the educational program. Far fewer, however, are aware of their legal obligations to these same students in after-school athletics and extracurricular activities. Are students with disabilities entitled to participate in athletics and other after-school activities? If so, what types of services and accommodations should school officials and coaches provide? These questions often leave administrators in a quandary. However, the failure to sufficiently work through these issues leaves school districts vulnerable to costly litigation. In addition to juggling the complicated legal issues related to serving students with disabilities who participate in athletics and extracurricular programs, many administrators are taking aggressive steps to promote healthy school communities by implementing body mass index (BMI) surveillance and screening measurement programs. While these programs offer an innovative approach to encouraging good health, they raise additional issues for busy administrators. This article discusses some district obligations, common traps for the unwary, and practical ways to comply with the law. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10