High Attorney Fees Lead Some Schools to Compromise.

Rist, Marilee C.

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Publication Date: 1990

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High Attorney Fees Lead Some Schools to Compromise.

Rist, Marilee C.

American School Board Journal, v177 n12 p17 Dec 1990

A poll of school attorneys conducted by the National School Boards Association revealed that some school districts are so reluctant to run up legal costs in special education cases that the districts are willing to agree to demands they do not consider educationally sound for children. (MLF)

Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearings, Individualized Education Programs, Lawyers, Legal Costs, Parent School Relationship, Public Schools, School Districts, School Law, Special Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Handicapped Childrens Protection Act 1986

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