Compensatory Services and Students with Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Osborne, Allan G., Jr.; Russo, Charles J.
Titel	Compensatory Services and Students with Disabilities
Quelle	In: School Business Affairs, 75 (2009) 6, S.34-36 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-651X
Schlagwörter	Disabilities; Federal Legislation; Student Rights; Court Litigation; Compensation (Remuneration); Public Schools; Special Education; Georgia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handicap; Behinderung; Bundesrecht; Rechtsstreit; Abfindung; Kompensation; Lohnausgleich; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen
Abstract	Students with disabilities are entitled to a free appropriate public education (FAPE) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). If school officials fail to provide students with a FAPE, the courts may grant appropriate relief. Courts often direct educators to provide students with disabilities with a FAPE and to compensate parents for expenses associated with obtaining the services that their children lost, such as tuition. Courts have also granted awards of compensatory educational services to students whose parents were unable to pay for placements in advance. Judicial awards of compensatory services have extended students' eligibility for years after they graduated or reached the maximum age of eligibility under the IDEA or state laws, have included extra services during academic terms, and have added services during vacation periods. Moreover, as reflected by a case from Georgia, "Draper v. Atlanta Independent School System" (2008), the Eleventh Circuit affirmed that a school board had to place a student in a private school since officials failed to provide him with a FAPE. In light of "Draper", this article reviews compensatory services awards. The first section reviews the types of compensatory services awards that courts have granted, while the second analyzes the Eleventh Circuit's judgment in "Draper". The final substantive section offers suggestions for school business officials and other education leaders who must plan and budget for such awards. The article rounds out with a brief conclusion. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10