Financial Disclosures: Co-author of a book by ASHA Press, Speech-Language Pathologists as Expert Witnesses, which includes a discussion of due process hearing, and received commission to write this book Nonfinancial Disclosures: None
Description:
Due process hearings are legal procedures established in special education to provide for resolution when the parents and school personnel disagree. This session reviews ethical principles associated with due process and the legal responsibilities associated with being a witness in a due process hearing. The speaker shares strategies for preventing and resolving disputes and representing ourselves, our students, and our profession equitably when called into a hearing.
Learning Outcomes:
You will be able to:
List the ethical issues associated with special education dispute resolution
Analyze illustrative special education data and reports, and explain the potential impact of the documents on resolving disagreements in a due process hearing
Generate questions you would discuss with the special education administrator and school board attorney if called into a due process hearing