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Considers several outcomes of special education due process hearings. Categories of the decision made by the hearing officer; Types of appeals to review the decision of hearing officers; Results of judicial appeals.

Relates steps to prevent special education due process hearings. Relevance of establishing home-school meetings; Formal basis for referral intervention; Recommended practices that should be followed to avoid home-school conflicts.

Cites roles and responsibilities in special due process hearings. Involvement of schools in due process hearings; Roles of parents in any due process hearings; Steps in preparing witnesses for a due process hearing.

Discusses special education due process, a constitutional right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Aspects of due process; Issues that must be addressed in all due process situations; Perspectives of school leaders and parents on due process.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in the previous issues including "Deepest Solar Minimum in Nearly a Century: Goodbye Global Warming," by Gregory Murphy and Laurence Hecht, "The Hubble Space Telescope: Bringing the Cosmic Past to Light"and "The Astounding High Cost of Free Energy."

Concludes that due process hearings are an integral component of providing special education and related services for students with disabilities in elementary and secondary schools. Factor attributed to the shift from an emphasis on equal access to public education for children with disabilities to a renewed focus on equal outcomes and school accountability for those outcomes; Reason behind the fear of educators toward the due process hearing system; Importance of the due process hearing to individuals with disabilities and their families.

Addresses the due process for special education students and their parents. Percentage of the school population in the U.S. that received special education services from 1991 to 2000; Significance of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to special education students; Role of educators to the due process hearing system.

Suggests that lawyers should pay attention to what they say and do before and after delivering a speech at seminars and conferences in order to attract more clients. Common mistakes committed by lawyers who accept speaking engagements; Preparations that lawyers must do before attending a conference; Need to arrive early at the presentation and be at the program the entire day.