Sheila
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Worth the read [FONT="]http://www.harborhouselaw.com/articles/rowley.reexamine.johnson.htm[/FONT]
[FONT="][/FONT]... Reexamining Rowley is no small undertaking. Rowley has provided the framework for special education services for 20 years. However, the 1997 Amendments to the IDEA make clear that the foundation underlying that reasoning in Rowley is no longer present. That is, the IDEA is no longer intended to simply provide students with access to educational services that provide some benefit. The IDEA is intended to go well beyond this by ensuring that students with disabilities receive educational services that incorporate the high expectations in state educational standards and in state court cases regarding an adequate education....