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In this Lozano Smith Podcast episode, host Sloan Simmons talks with Lozano Smith special education Partner Sarah Garcia and special education attorney Kaitlyn Tucker about the nuances and options when responding to student behavior, including imposition of student discipline and other options, in the special education context.

Show Notes & References

• 1:28 – Expedited due process hearings (34 C.F.R. § 300.532.)
• 1:46 – The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH)
• 3:40 – Honig injunction procedure (Honig v. Doe (1988) 484 U.S. 305)
• 5:54 – Differences between expedited and normal due process hearings (34 C.F.R. § 300.507; 34 C.F.R. § 300.510; 34 C.F.R. § 300.532(c); OAH: Due Process; Letter to Snyder (OSEP 2015).)
• 8:00 – Manifestation Determination (MD) (34 C.F.R. § 300.530(e).)
• 12:38 – Correctly counting 10 days (partial vs. full days of suspension) (Questions & Answers: Addressing the Needs of Children with Disabilities and IDEA’s Discipline Provisions (July 2022))
• 15:29 – Patterns surrounding basis of knowledge
• 19:59 – Risks of proceeding with expulsion hearings
• 21:54 – District request for Interim Alternative Education Settings (IAES) (20 U.S.C. § 1415(k)(3)(A); 34 C.F.R. § 300.532(a); 34 C.F.R. § 300.532(b)(2)(ii).)
• 24:38 – IAES process vs Honig injunction procedure
• 26:25 – Stay put during disciplinary challenges (34 C.F.R. § 300.518; 34 C.F.R. § 300.533; 20 U.S.C. § 1415(j).)
• 30:26 – Recent orders from OAH (OAH Case Nos. 2022080223/2022110728)
• 35:04 – Takeaways

 

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