SPED 7940 - Special Education Legal Requirements and Ethical Considerations

This course details the Federal and State laws, and corresponding policies and procedures governing the education of persons with disabilities. Legal, historical, and philosophical foundations and current issues of the special education system will be addressed. Specifically, ethical issues of accurate identification, over-identification of students with cultural or linguistic differences, early intervention, using evidence-based interventions, and documentation of due process rights will be taught and assessed.

Credits: 4