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‘We Can't Tolerate That Behavior In This School!’: The Consequences Of Excluding Children With Behavioral Health Conditions And The Limits Of The Law, Kate Mitchell Jan 2017

‘We Can't Tolerate That Behavior In This School!’: The Consequences Of Excluding Children With Behavioral Health Conditions And The Limits Of The Law, Kate Mitchell

Faculty Publications & Other Works

The disciplinary exclusion of children with behavioral health conditions is rampant in public schools in the United States. The practice of suspending and expelling students with behavioral challenges, caused in part by a lack of understanding of the causes of children's behavioral challenges and failures by schools to implement appropriate behavioral supports and interventions, results in the isolation and segregation of some of the most vulnerable students. Research has clearly established that these exclusionary practices are ineffective both in addressing behavioral challenges and in keeping schools safer. In fact, disciplinary removals result in lost educational opportunities, increased dropout risk, criminal …


The Strained Dynamic Of The Least Restrictive Environment Concept In The Idea, Bonnie Spiro Schinagle, Marilyn J. Bartlett Jan 2015

The Strained Dynamic Of The Least Restrictive Environment Concept In The Idea, Bonnie Spiro Schinagle, Marilyn J. Bartlett

Children's Legal Rights Journal

No abstract provided.


Around The World: America Ahead Of The Curve With Discussion Around Least Restrictive Environment: Education Rights For Children With Disabilities Around The World, Elise Harmening Jan 2015

Around The World: America Ahead Of The Curve With Discussion Around Least Restrictive Environment: Education Rights For Children With Disabilities Around The World, Elise Harmening

Children's Legal Rights Journal

No abstract provided.


Over The Borderline--A Review Of Margaret Price's Mad At School: Rhetorics Of Mental Disability And Academic Life, Gregory M. Duhl Jan 2013

Over The Borderline--A Review Of Margaret Price's Mad At School: Rhetorics Of Mental Disability And Academic Life, Gregory M. Duhl

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

This Article is about “madness” in higher education. In Mad at School: Rhetorics of Mental Disability and Academic Life, Professor Margaret Price analyzes the rhetoric and discourse surrounding mental disabilities in academia. In this Article, I place Price’s work in a legal context, discussing why the Americans with Disabilities Act fails those with mental illness and why reform is needed to protect them. My own narrative as a law professor with Borderline Personality Disorder frames my critique. Narratives of mental illness are important because they help connect those who are often stigmatized and isolated due to mental illness and …


The Waiting Game: Mending The Disability Backlog, Melissa Kong Jan 2013

The Waiting Game: Mending The Disability Backlog, Melissa Kong

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Seeing A Future For Accessible Reading Materials: The Wipo Treaty For The Visually Disabled, Marjorie Kennedy Jan 2012

Seeing A Future For Accessible Reading Materials: The Wipo Treaty For The Visually Disabled, Marjorie Kennedy

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


The London Paralympis Games 'Inspire A Generation' And Spark Abortion Controversy, Emily Hardy Jan 2012

The London Paralympis Games 'Inspire A Generation' And Spark Abortion Controversy, Emily Hardy

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Sub-Minimum Wage Or Sub-Human? The Potential Impact On The Civil Rights Of People With Disabilities In Employment, Laura C. Hoffman Jan 2011

Sub-Minimum Wage Or Sub-Human? The Potential Impact On The Civil Rights Of People With Disabilities In Employment, Laura C. Hoffman

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


It's More Than Ramps: Housing Accessibility For People With Disabilities, Kim Borowicz, Hillary Coustan Jan 2011

It's More Than Ramps: Housing Accessibility For People With Disabilities, Kim Borowicz, Hillary Coustan

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Weight Discrimination: Disability Litigation And Public Policy, Tessa Jania Jan 2010

Weight Discrimination: Disability Litigation And Public Policy, Tessa Jania

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Making The Cut: Jobs, Programs And Services For Individuals With Disabilities Eliminated By 2010 Budget In Illinois, Ellen Westley Jan 2009

Making The Cut: Jobs, Programs And Services For Individuals With Disabilities Eliminated By 2010 Budget In Illinois, Ellen Westley

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


A Time Out Or A Knock Out: Has The Use Of Restraint Against Students With Disabilities Become A Form Of Corporal Punishment?, Susie Bucaro Jan 2009

A Time Out Or A Knock Out: Has The Use Of Restraint Against Students With Disabilities Become A Form Of Corporal Punishment?, Susie Bucaro

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


A Change For The Better: The Ada Amendments Act Of 2008, Jason Lewis Jan 2009

A Change For The Better: The Ada Amendments Act Of 2008, Jason Lewis

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Trying To Protect Elderly And Mentally Incompetent Homeowners: One Tax Deed Case At A Time., Daniel Koen Jan 2008

Trying To Protect Elderly And Mentally Incompetent Homeowners: One Tax Deed Case At A Time., Daniel Koen

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Karraker V. Rent-A-Center: Testing The Limits Of The Ada, Personality Tests, And Employer Preemployment Screening, Maureen E. Mulvihill Jan 2006

Karraker V. Rent-A-Center: Testing The Limits Of The Ada, Personality Tests, And Employer Preemployment Screening, Maureen E. Mulvihill

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Suit Filed In Illinois Over Ada, Shauna Coleman Jan 2006

Suit Filed In Illinois Over Ada, Shauna Coleman

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Critical Essay: Musings On The Need To Convince Some People With Disabilities That End-Of-Life Decision-Making Advocates Are Not Out To Get Them, Kathy L. Cerminara Jan 2006

Critical Essay: Musings On The Need To Convince Some People With Disabilities That End-Of-Life Decision-Making Advocates Are Not Out To Get Them, Kathy L. Cerminara

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


$6.7 Million Settlement In Special Education Case, Katie D. Fletcher Jan 2005

$6.7 Million Settlement In Special Education Case, Katie D. Fletcher

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Re-Examining The Balance Between The State And Federal Government Under Title Ii Of Ada, Amee Patel Jan 2005

Re-Examining The Balance Between The State And Federal Government Under Title Ii Of Ada, Amee Patel

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Obesity Is An Epidemic, But Is It A Disability?, Suzanne Blaz Jan 2005

Obesity Is An Epidemic, But Is It A Disability?, Suzanne Blaz

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


The Ada And Tennessee's Sovereign Immunity Crawl Into The Supreme Court, Mary E. O'Malley Jan 2004

The Ada And Tennessee's Sovereign Immunity Crawl Into The Supreme Court, Mary E. O'Malley

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Supreme Court Weighs Rehabilitating Against Rule-Breaking Under The Ada, Mary E. O'Malley Jan 2003

Supreme Court Weighs Rehabilitating Against Rule-Breaking Under The Ada, Mary E. O'Malley

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


California School Administrator May Be Personally Liable For Idea Violation, Amanda Strainis-Walker Jan 2003

California School Administrator May Be Personally Liable For Idea Violation, Amanda Strainis-Walker

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


An Unfortunate Reversal Of Fortune: The Supreme Court's Narrowing Of The Americans With Disabilities Act, Barry C. Taylor Jan 2003

An Unfortunate Reversal Of Fortune: The Supreme Court's Narrowing Of The Americans With Disabilities Act, Barry C. Taylor

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Department Of Justice Sues Sfx Entertainment Over Ban On Diabetic Equipment, Molly Mack Jan 2003

Department Of Justice Sues Sfx Entertainment Over Ban On Diabetic Equipment, Molly Mack

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Pga Tour, Inc. V. Martin: A Hole In One For Casey Martin And The Ada, Melissa Ass Resslar Jan 2002

Pga Tour, Inc. V. Martin: A Hole In One For Casey Martin And The Ada, Melissa Ass Resslar

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Controversy In The Deaf Community, Molly Mack Jan 2002

Controversy In The Deaf Community, Molly Mack

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Supreme Court Clarifies Standard For Proving 'Disability', Molly Mack Jan 2002

Supreme Court Clarifies Standard For Proving 'Disability', Molly Mack

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Aging, Rights, And Quality Of Life: Prospects For Older People With Developmental Disabilities, Mark C. Weber Jan 2000

Aging, Rights, And Quality Of Life: Prospects For Older People With Developmental Disabilities, Mark C. Weber

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Determining Reasonable Accommodations Under The Ada: Why Courts Should Require Employers To Participate In An "Interactive Process", Alysa M. Barancik Jan 1999

Determining Reasonable Accommodations Under The Ada: Why Courts Should Require Employers To Participate In An "Interactive Process", Alysa M. Barancik

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.