1. Rightful Liability?
- Author
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Zirkel, Perry A.
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EDUCATION of autistic children , *INDIVIDUALIZED education programs , *LEGAL judgments , *LEGAL liability , *PARENT-child legal relationship , *PRIVILEGES & immunities (Law) , *SCHOOL districts - Abstract
Discusses the school experience of Adam C. who was eligible for an early intervention program under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) because of a diagnosis of autism. His placement decided by an IEP (individualized education program) team in the Riverdale Local School District in Ohio; His disruptive behavior and violence that put Cheryl Coolidge on temporary total disability; Details of a negligence claim against the parents and an employment intentional tort claim against the school district; Judgment based on the state's governmental immunity statute; Two issues of foreseeability and proximate cause in the parents' liability; Indication that the case was heard by Ohio's supreme court.
- Published
- 2004
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