Read about Evans v. Board of Education (Module 2 Background reading) and apply your understanding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to analyze the case.

Write a 4- to 5-page paper in which you:

• Discuss the rights and the extent of the benefits that the student was entitled to receive.
• Explain the major principles of IDEA (be sure to include FAPE, LRE, and IEPs).
• Describe the role of the school district in supporting the major principles of IDEA.

American Psychological Association (2015). Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/about/gr/issues/disability/idea….

Bays, J. (n.d.). Exploring Military Options for Students with Disabilities. Retrieved August 2014 from http://www.education.com/reference/article/militar…

Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson School District v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176 (1982). Retrieved from http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?c…

Evans v. Board of Education of the Rhinebeck Central School District, 930 F. Supp. 83 (S.D. YH, 1996). Retrieved August 2009 from http://www.wrightslaw.com/law/caselaw/case_Evans_R…

Chapter 8: Students with Disabilities

Kemerer, S. and Sansom, P. (2013). California School Law, 3d. ed. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford Law Books.

U.S. Department of Education. (2010). Free appropriate public education for students with disabilities: Requirements under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Retrieved from: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/edli…

Watson, S. (2008). Special Education: Mainstreaming. Retrieved August 2014 from http://specialed.about.com/od/specialedacronyms/g/…

Wright, P.W.D. (2006). IDEA 2004: Summary of major changes in the regulations. Retrieved from http://www.wrightslaw.com/idea/law/idea.regs.sumry….