KIND: Special Education Law
Course

KIND: Special Education Law

Time limit: 360 days

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Full course description

The Special Education Law chapter offers a comprehensive overview of key legal frameworks impacting students with disabilities. Topics include historical case law, IEP/IFSP basics, Maryland-specific protections, and specialized services like home and hospital teaching. Advanced levels address bullying, COVID-19 compensatory services, and dispute resolution processes. This chapter equips professionals with practical insights to navigate legal aspects of special education, fostering an informed and supportive approach to advocacy and service provision.

The Special Education Law Chapter spans 12 topics across four levels of instruction. Levels 1 and 2 provide foundational knowledge beneficial for medical professionals and allied professionals, including educators, social workers, therapists, and psychologists.

Levels 3 to 4 shift to a more clinical focus, offering advanced insights geared toward medical doctors and sub-specialists.

The table below outlines the complete chapter content.

 

Chapter Editor

 

Mary Leppert, MB, BCH is a neurodevelopmental pediatrician in the Department of Neurology and Developmental Medicine at Kennedy Krieger Institute.  Dr. Leppert is also the Division Director of Developmental Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  Dr. Leppert's focus is on the education on neurodevelopmental disorders. She is the founder and director of the Teaching Excellence in Neuro Development (TEND) program, the director of Kennedy Krieger Project ECHO and is the chief editor of the Kennedy Krieger Instruction in Neurodevelopmental Disorders (KIND) curriculum.  In addition, Dr. Leppert is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

 

 

Content, Featured Experts, and Learner Groups

 

Level

Topic Content

Featured Expert

Learner Group(s)

Level 1

1.1 History of Disability and Education Case Law

Selene Almazan, Esq.

Allied professionals

Medical Professionals

Sub-Specialist Professionals

1.2 Defining Special Education

Mallory Legg, Esq.

1.3 IFSP & IEP

Mallory Legg, Esq.

Level 2

2.1 Additional Legal Protections in MD (Maryland Distinctions in Special Education Law)

Alyssa Navarrete Thorn, Esq. ​

Allied professionals

Medical Professionals

Sub-Specialist Professionals

2.2 FBAs and BIPs

Mallory Legg, Esq.

2.3 Extended School Year

Alyssa Navarrete Thorn, Esq. ​

2.4 Home and Hospital Teaching

Mallory Legg, Esq.

Level 3

3.1 Bullying, Harassment & Intimidation of Students with Disabilities

Maureen Van Stone, Esq., MS

Medical Professionals

Sub-Specialist Professionals

3.2 Compensatory Education/ Recovery Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mallory Legg, Esq.

Level 4

4.1 Dispute Resolution: Informal Options

Mallory Legg, Esq.

Medical Professionals

Sub-Specialist Professionals

4.2 Dispute Resolution: Formal Options

Mallory Legg, Esq.

4.3 MD Due Process Hearing Data

Mallory Legg, Esq.

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