Training Category: Special Education

Special Education Discipline: Manifestation Determinations

Special Education Discipline: Manifestation Determinations
Special Education Discipline: Manifestation Determinations This training will explore Texas hearing officer decisions involving manifestation determinations, analyze trends in this area of litigation, point out potential traps for the unwary, and provide practical tips on making a defensible decision. Focus: Relationship Between State and Federal Discipline Laws Common Procedural Errors in Manifestation Determinations Tips on Dealing with Tough ADHD/ED Cases Analyzing Behavior Incidents for Manifestation Determinations Hearing Officer Decisions Litigation Trends Audience: Regular and Special Education Staff, Administrators, Teachers, Diagnosticians, LSSPs, and Related Service Providers This seminar is not currently scheduled. Contact us about scheduling this seminar for your staff. Request
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Legal Issues Affecting School Health

Legal Issues Affecting School Health
District and Individual Liability Every lawsuit brings in the media. When is a school possibly liable, and when is it just a nuisance suit? When do employees have to be worried about being liable…better yet, when do I have to worry about being liable? What will my insurance cover, and what may have to come out of my pocket? This session will discuss all the potential areas of liability, and provide you with methods for avoiding liability. Focus: Child abuse reporting In Loco parentis Professional immunity Sexual harassment and deliberate indifference Sports and other extracurricular vulnerability Motor vehicular liability State
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Games People Play at ARDs
Games People Play at ARDs Lessons learned from Hearing Officer decisions about dealing with hostile parents and/or school employees. Learn what behavior displeases Hearing Officers and magic phrases for handling sticky situations. Focus: Dealing with Difficult Parents and Uncooperative Staff Members Scheduling and Conducting ARD Meetings Post-ARD Meeting Issues and Avoiding Due Process Hearings Examination of Real and Hypothetical Cases Audience: Special Education Directors, Supervisors, Diagnosticians, Administrators and others responsible for writing ARD Minutes This seminar is not currently scheduled. Contact us about scheduling this seminar for your staff. Request this Seminar
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