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2006
December
Coalition Seeks Reconciliation
For Gallaudet Protesters
Parents Want More Limits On School
Restraints And Seclusion
University Student Accuses School Of Failing
Him
Parents, Teachers, And
Parents Support School Board's Inclusion Plan
November
Advocates Threaten Legal Action
Over Football Stadium Design
Former Student Says Teacher Teased Her
Because Of Her Disability
Jury Orders Higashi School To Pay $2
Million For Teen's Abuse
TV
Report Exposes Faulty Lifts At High School Fields
Students Train For Jobs In Electronic
Media Field
Mayor Calls For
Inclusive Neighborhood Schools
New Jersey Parents Say State Illegally
Segregated Children With Down Syndrome
Gallaudet Protesters Chalk One Up
For Civil Disobedience
October
School
Wrongfully Dismissed Blind Teacher Over Sighted Aide, Judge Rules
Supreme Court To Decide Whether Parents
Must Use Attorneys In IDEA Cases
Protesters Rally To Show Support For
Student, 11
Gallaudet
Faculty Vote For President-Designee's Removal
Police Arrest Over 100 Gallaudet
Protesters
School For Deaf
Students Excluded Other Disabilities, Suit Claims
Gallaudet Protesters Pick Up
Where They Left Off In May
Class Of 2007 Can Graduate Without
Passing Exit Exam
Son Gained
20 Pounds In First 11 Days Off Mom's Starvation Diet
September
New
York Board Says JRC Cannot Use Aversives On Students, For Now
School Board Reverses Position On
Teen's Service Dog
August
Family
Chooses Home-Schooling After Service Dog Denial
Police Arrest Boy, 9, For Assaulting School
Principal
Teen Turns To
President For Help In College Exam Dispute
Board Approves Large, Segregated School
Despite Civil Action
Medical
School Tells Student She's 'Too Disabled'
Student Files Action Against University
Over Missed Accommodations
July
New York
Mom Sues JRC Over Son's Skin Shocks
School Principals Defend Inclusive
Education
University Of Chicago
Agrees To Improve Accessibility
J-Mac Celebrates ESPY Award,
Bobblehead
Report: Inclusive
Education Equal To Specialized Schools In Students' Outcomes
State Education Board Reviews New
Restraint And Seclusion Limits
School Bans Boy, 5, And His
Dog
Measure To Ban
Electric Shocks At Rotenberg Center Dies In Committee
June
Supreme Court
on IDEA: Winning Parents Not Entitled To Expert Witness Costs
Prospective Law Student Goes After
University For Housing Mistake
State Bans Some Aversives, But
Won't Pull Funds From JRC
Suits In Renner-Lewis Restraint
Death Come To Quick End
Advocates Prepare To Challenge Plans For
Large Segregated School
New
York Report Blasts Rotenberg Aversive Programs
State Says School, Not Jail, Should Deal
With 6-Year-Old's Behavior
New Board Member Starts Uproar
Saying Some Kids Are Not "Teachable"
Officials: Teachers Failed Girl By
Failing To Report Abuse
May
New York
Panel Considers Limits On JRC "Therapies"
Deaf Child Sex Abuse Victims Get
Backing To Sue Education Department
Gallaudet Students, Faculty
Protest Choice For President
Bar
Association Drops Threat Against Parents For Representing Son
States To Allow All High School Seniors To
Celebrate Commencement
JRC
Under Three Investigations; Mom Sues State That Sent Son To Facility
Lawyer Association Accuses Parents Of
Illegally Practicing Law
April
Supreme Court
Hears IDEA Expert Case
J-Mac
Movie Deal In The Works
Teen Realizes Dream To Compete
Alongside Teammates
Student
Council Candidate Campaigns For Position While Teaching About
Technology
High School
Wheelchair Athlete Can Compete With Runners, For Now
"Horrified" Parents Say Son Was
Taught In Storage Closet
Deaf
Teens Want Driving Schools To Provide Interpreters
Children Traumatized By War Join
Specialized School
March
Teen Turns
Campaigner After School Refuses Bowling Outing
Dispute Over Shock Therapies Has
Education Officials Reconsidering Out-Of-State Placements
School Reassigns Teacher Following
Claims She Made Student Crawl Up Stairs
Mom Off The Hook, Son At New
School
Graduation Ceremonies To
Include Students With Disabilities, Under Proposal
"Do You Mind If I Call You 'J-Mac'? You
Can Call Me George W."
Mom:
School Stripped, Showered, Humiliated Son
Inclusion Is At Center Of Basketball
Hero's Story
February
Coach's
Helper Shocks Crowd; Sets Scoring Record In First Four Minutes Of
Play
School Discriminated By
Failing To Provide Sign Language Interpreter, Tribunal Says
Debate Grows Over Shuttering Costly
School For Blind Students
Blind
Chinese Students Complete Course To Become Psychs
Schwarzenegger Signs Law Allowing
Seniors With Disabilities To Skip Exit Exam
January
California Lawmakers Craft New High
School Exit Exam Measure
School Board Admits Accessibility
Errors
Higher Education No Longer
Off Limits
Supreme Court To
Decide Who Pays For Expert Witnesses When Parents Win IDEA Suits
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2005
December
Teaching
Assistants Can Restrain Students Under New Rule
Education Authorities Skirt "Special Needs"
Law, Leaked Letter Admits
High
Court Says Government Must Fund Specialized Preschools
High Court Rejects Mom's Stroller
Case
Demonstrator Ends Hunger
Strike, But Continues Protest Over Sign Language Methods
Educators Deal With Confusing "Catch-22"
In New Federal Testing Rules
November
Student
Shocked With Taser At School
Third-Graders: Classmate Was Restrained,
Handcuffed And Medicated In Classroom
Supreme Court: Parents Must Prove IEP
Inadequacies
Deaf Students
Threaten To Sue University Over Lack Of Skilled Interpreters
Forty Percent Of Students With Disabilities
Excluded From National Test
October
School
Bans Teen's Service Dog
Student Claims She Needs Ferret At
College Dorm
Surveyed Teachers:
Some Kids Should Be In Separate Schools
Blind Student Recovering After
Accident That Killed Guide Dog
Renner-Lewis' Family Heads To Mediation
Over Suit Against School
California Governor Rejects High School
Exam Agreement
Police Arrest
Dozens Of South Korean Activists During Protest
September
Parents Claim Teacher Restrained
5-Year-Old
Exit Exam Legislation
Goes Beyond Settlement Agreement
Math Lesson For State Education Department:
$35,000 Is Less Than $500,000
August
Teachers And
Advocates Warn Transition to Mainstream Schools Could Be Rough
California Grads Exempt From 2006 Exit
Exam
July
"Billy's Law"
Would Extend New York Oversight To Out-Of-State Programs
College Testing Company Apologizes
For Service Dog Goof
June
Illinois Law
Allows Graduation For Special Education Seniors
Nova Scotians Launch Accessibility
Awareness Campaign
May
Students' Suit
Over Medical School Exam Advances
Former Student Sues School For Not
Teaching Him To Read
April
Family Blames
Special Education Service For Daughter's Pregnancy
March
Supreme Court To
Decide Who Must Prove Special Education Positions
After Passing State Test, Young Baker
Finds "Sweet Success" In Her Own Business
February
Special
Education District Settles With Teaching Assistant Over Service Dog
January
Blind Nursing
Student On Next Step To Life-Long Dream
Advocates Sue Kutztown University Over
Access
Baghdad School Survives
In Spite Of Saddam And U.S. Occupation
State Education Officials To Fix Test
Blunders
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2004
December
Agreement
Should Lead To More Inclusion For Students With Disabilities
Lawmaker Says He's Changed His Tune, But
Sings Same Old Song
Mom Sues
School Over Ten-year-old Jailed For Fighting
Country Celebrates Inclusive
Education
Advocates,
Educators Find Much To Praise And Condemn In IDEA Reauthorization
November
District Gets
Mixed Messages On Integrating Deaf Students
October
Nevada's
Higher Ed System Discriminates, Deaf Student Alleges
Education Committee Hears About
Time-Out Room Use
Report:
Inclusive Education Valued, But Not Yet Made Real
Assault Charges Dropped Against Teen
Over Outburst
School Accused
Of Placing Boy In Wooden Box
September
Students To
Consult On Inclusion Project (Sept. 17, 2004)
Player Tossed From School Team Because He's
Too Old (Sept. 14, 2004)
Teachers,
Parents Look For Right Balance Of Inclusiveness (Sept. 10, 2004)
School
Can Ban Boy From Playground, Judge Says (Sept. 1, 2004)
August
Tories Worry
Inclusive Education Is Causing "Special" Schools To Close (August 9,
2004)
School Shoos Service Dog
(August 6, 2004)
Alaskan Students
With Disabilities Win Exit Exam Accommodations (August 3, 2004)
July
Judge To Decide
If Home-Schooled Boy Can Use Playground (July 23, 2004)
Students Sue For Extra Time On Medical
School Exam (July 21, 2004)
June
Athletic Association
Slow To Rule On Special Education Student's Right To Compete (June 10,
2004)
Boy Was Caged For
Burping, Records Show (June 10, 2004)
Families Want Adequate Education For Deaf
Children (June 10, 2004)
New
Policy Could Lead To Closure Of Specialized Schools, Party Official Says (June
1, 2004)
May
School Board Won't Let
Students Cross Graduation Stage (May 28, 2004)
Missouri Schools Deny Service Dogs To
Student, Aide (May 24, 2004)
Racial
Differences Show Up In Special Education Report (May 19, 2004)
Segregation Still Common, Despite 1954 Brown
Decision (May 14, 2004)
Senate
Passes IDEA Reauthorization (May 13, 2004)
Private School Must Reinstate Student With
Epilepsy (May 11, 2004)
Student
Pursues Second Degree (May 4, 2004)
April
Student Claims
School Violated ADA By Keeping Her Out Of Graduation (April 29, 2004)
Students Learn High-Tech Skills Through
Model Program (April 26, 2004)
Idaho Advocates File Suit Over UI Access
Issues (April 23, 2004)
New Rule
Removes Barrier To Diploma For Some Students (April 13, 2004)
University Program Helps Students With
Autism Succeed (April 2, 2004)
Parents Outraged Over "Box" For Son
(April 2, 2004)
March
Alaskan Students
Sue State Over Graduation Exam (March 17, 2004)
Georgia High School Championship Marks
National First (March 8, 2004)
Wheelchair Ban At High School Track Is
Unfair, Wife Says (March 4, 2004)
Number Of Special Education Students Starting
College On The Rise (March 2, 2004)
February
Friends Ask
District For More Than Compliance (Feb. 23, 2004)
State Official Says Many Students Are
Improperly Placed In Special Education (Feb. 11, 2004)
Baxter School Abuse Victims To Ask
Lawmakers For More Compensation (Feb. 2, 2004)
January
Boy Must Wear
Helmet And Visor On Bus, School Says (Jan. 12, 2004)
Renner-Lewis Family Sues School
Over Son's Restraint Death (Jan. 2, 2004)
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2003
December
Contrary To
Popular Opinion, Not All Teens Are Bad (Dec. 30, 2003)
Parents And Advocates Say Too Many Schools Use
Cops To Manage Classrooms (Dec. 29, 2003)
First-Grader With Autism To Get Service
Dog (Dec. 12, 2003)
November
Boy With Down
Syndrome Can Attend Regular Preschool, For Now (Nov. 26, 2003)
Local School Boards Pay Millions To Block
Special Education Services (Nov. 7, 2003)
Big Man On Campus Gets Homecoming Date With
Eight (Nov. 4, 2003)
October
Parents Don't
Need Lawyers To Sue Schools, Appeals Court Rules (Oct. 9, 2003)
September
Former Purdue
Student Claims University Discriminated Against Her (Sept. 15, 2003)
College Ordered To Admit Teen &
Wheelchair (Sept. 3, 2003)
July
Student Sues For
Not Being Included (July 31, 2003)
Professor Says Psychologists, Parents, And
Educators Exploit Children's Behavior Diagnoses (July 28, 2003)
June
Students And
Staff Thank Volunteer For Help In Classroom Over The Years (June 30,
2003)
Inclusion Project Expands To
More Child Daycare Centers (June 17, 2003)
County's Schools Try Inclusion (June 16,
2003)
May
Special Night For
Student And Her Classmates (May 27, 2003)
Student Granted Extra Time For Finals
May Be First In Country (May 22, 2003)
Decision To Keep Student From Dance Team
Tryouts Is "Troublesome" (May 21, 2003)
Second-Graders Seek Tribute For Classmate (May
2, 2003)
House IDEA Reauthorization
Bill Has Big Problems, Say Advocates (May 1, 2003)
Group Teaches Parents How To Advocate For
Inclusion (May 1, 2003)
April
State Improves On
Inclusive Education (April 30, 2003)
Wheelchair Athlete Gets High School Letter
(April 4, 2003)
School Did Not
Violate Boy's Civil Rights During Restraints, Jury Says (April 3, 2003)
March
House Republicans
Initiate Changes To IDEA (March 20, 2003)
Government Is Turning Its Back On
Students, Advocates Protest (March 19, 2003)
New York Schools Told To Improve Inclusion
(March 17, 2003)
Movement
Toward Inclusion Gains Momentum (March 13, 2003)
"They Called Me 'The Little Engine That
Could'" (March 5, 2003)
February
School Settles
Suit For Inappropriate Segregation (Feb. 26, 2003)
Teen Leaves School Over Harassment From
Students (Feb. 19, 2003)
County
Must Double Efforts To Include Students With Disabilities (Feb. 3,
2003)
January
Inclusive
Education Gets Started In Egypt (Jan. 30, 2003)
Boy Restrained Dozens of Times At
"Special" School Program (Jan. 29, 2003)
District Faces Three Lawsuits Over
Treatment Of Students (Jan. 24, 2003)
Marcie Roth Takes School Fight To The
Media (Jan. 22, 2003)
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2002
December
Mom
Frustrated With School's Excuses (Dec. 19, 2002)
BC University To Accept Students With
Developmental Disabilities (Dec. 12, 2002)
Much Needs To Be Done For Students To Feel
Included, Survey Finds (Dec. 11, 2002)
November
Mom Pressured
School To Resolve Bullying Problem (Nov. 26, 2002)
"Special Ed Joins Mainstream" (October 18,
2002)
Mom Finds Son Handcuffed
In Class (Nov. 15, 2002)
Report
Finds Integrated Students Perform Better (Nov. 15, 2002)
Students Caught In Potential Labor Dispute
(Nov. 1, 2002)
October
Mom Testifies
For Son's Inclusion (October 31, 2002)
Flag Pole Parents -- The Sequel (October
29, 2002)
Mom And School Spar Over
Girl's Education (October 28, 2002)
Boy With Wheelchair Cannot Join Basketball
League, Judge Rules (October 23, 2002)
Officials Suggest "Inclusion Agenda" May Be
Moving Too Quickly (October 22, 2002)
Mothers Arrested For Trespassing At Staff
Meeting (October 21, 2002)
Disagreement Over Costs Of Accessible
Schools (October 2, 2002)
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