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The article discusses the issue of bullying during childhood in schools and also challenges in cyber bullying. Particular focus is given to the psychological and physical aspects of bullying. Also included are views of Western Connecti­cut State University psychology professor Tara Kuther, 1983 civil rights, and the Disabilities Education Act.

The article discusses the issues of dispute resolution in special education in the U.S. Topics discussed include specific reference of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act enacted by the U.S. Congress; state-sponsored mediation offered by school administrators and statement of the U.S. Department of Education on benefits of early identification and resolution of disputes.

The article focuses on the importance of cooperation among parents, tutors and schools in handling special child cases. It cites that special education cases are complicated and costly for the parents and institutions. The Education for All Handicapped Children Act in 1975 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the U.S. reportedly showed the importance of regulations so that a more cooperative effort on mediation and direction can be invested for the benefit of the child.

The article discusses the relationship between learning disabilities and delinquent behavior in children, and the points that courts should focus on while taking cases of juveniles with such disabilities in the U.S. It is mentioned that learning disabilities are the most common disabilities that affect more than four percent of school-aged children and youth. Also, there are laws like the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and other disability rights laws that protect such youth.

The author points out that if eligibility of children for services under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) continues to be limited, more parents with children who have disabilities will bring claims under the section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Under section 504, disability discrimination is forbidden by federal grantees while an ADA provision forbids disability discrimination by local governments and state. The laws as supplement in special education cases is discussed.

This article provides information on the U.S. Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The reauthorized IDEA reduces the parental rights to notice, informed consent, and the immediacy and availability of review concerning eligibility, placement, or services. Some protections against premature discipline of disabled students have been eliminated. It permits federal funds to be spent on students without disabilities, reduces the so-called paperwork burden, imposes more hurdles to filing for due process hearings, and further limits the awarding of attorneys' fees. Some of the provisions weaken present mandates on frequency and notice. Perhaps most controversial is the elimination of benchmarks or short-term objectives, except for students with the most significant disabilities.

The article provides information about the importance of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the U.S. IDEA is a federal law that mandates a special education for the students with disabilities and designed to offer educational support to the children to make them self-sufficient and independent contributors in the society. It does not also forbid the school district to report any crime to appropriate authority regarding the crime committed by the student who has disability.

The article offers information on the U.S. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the federal statute authorizing funds for special education and related services for children with disabilities. It states that the IDEA is intended for public school students from ages 3 to 22, and in 2004, the Congress passed the IDEA legislation, P.L. 108-446. It mentions that the services under the IDEA may include speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy and psychological services.

The article informs on a report "Private School Choice: Federal Actions Needed to Ensure Parents Are Notified About Changes in Rights for Students with Disabilities" released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Topics informing parents of students with disabilities regarding their rights in private school programs; limitations of enrolling their child in a private school using public funds; and rights of the same as mentioned under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

The article offers information on web-based toolkit of the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to improving outcomes for youth with disabilities in juvenile corrections. It mentions the procedural safeguards and remedies provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It adds that the toolkit focuses on areas including facility-wide practices, educational practices and transition and re-entry practices.

The article focuses on the case Endrew F. ex. rel. Joseph F. v. Douglas Cty. School District, in which the U.S. Supreme Court held that an Individual Education Plan (IEP) to be reasonably calculated is required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to enable a child to make progress. It is stated that emphasizing that an IEP's adequacy depends on the unique circumstance, the court declined to further define what appropriate progress would look like.

The article presents questions and answers related to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) program for infants and toddlers with disabilities in the child welfare system in the U.S. which include early intervention services for infants and toddlers, amendments to Part C and which children qualify for Part C services.

The article discusses the issue concerning the practice of bringing aide dogs to class to help non-visually impaired kids in the U.S. An example would be Kaleb Drew, a 6-year-old autistic kid from Illinois, who brings with him his dog named Chewey to school to keep him from running away and keep him motivated to go to school everyday. However, the school district, where Drew is admitted, is filing a case to keep aide dogs out of the classroom due to safety issues and distraction to other students. Moreover, it states that there have been cases about service animals in schools which were brought under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.