Center for Disabilities and Development
Continuing Education Opportunities

Title: Discipline and Students with Disabilities

Type of Event: Distance Learning, ICN

Sponsors: Center for Disabilities and Development in partnership with the Iowa Department of Public Health through a grant from the Centers for Disease Control.

Date: October 20, 2004

Start Time: 3:45 PM

End Time: 5:00 PM

Location: Bettendorf, Burlington, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Clear Lake, Council Bluffs, Creston, Dubuque, Fort Dodge, Johnston, Marshalltown, Ottumwa, Sioux Center, Sioux City

Suggested Audience: This ICN was developed under contract with the Department of Education to provide training to the staff serving preschool, elementary, and secondary public school students in the state of Iowa.

Presenter(s): Susan Etscheidt, Ph.D., Administrative Law Judge, Associate Professor of Special Education, University of Northern Iowa

Topics:

• Federal and state legal requirements concerning the discipline of students with disabilities
• Recent case law and Iowa administrative decisions regarding discipline and students with disabilities
• Issues and trends concerning behavior and discipline
• Alternatives to suspension and expulsion
• Critique innovative discipline options
• Time for questions and answers will also be provided

Registration: Not Available

Fee: None

Registration Deadline: October 13, 2004

Other Fees: None

CEU Credits: None

Refreshments: None

Contact Person: Brenda Nosbish, 319-353-6008; e-mail brenda-nosbish@uiowa.edu.

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