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1. 1. www.autism-alabama.org :: View topic - ADAP in Shelby Co. - writing good IEPs

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   Published on: 3/23/2006   Last Visited: 6/22/2006

   Speaker: Nancy Anderson, Senior Staff Attorney, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program

2. 2. al.com: News

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   Published on: 11/21/2002   Last Visited: 11/21/2002

   A school system can, however, suspend a student for up to 10 days during the course of one academic year, without a court hearing, said Nancy Anderson, a special education lawyer with the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program. But first the school system must analyze its role in the disciplinary process.
   
   "If there appears to be a pattern, like if he's suspended two days here, two days there, then the school has been placed on notice that he has behavior problems and that they should have been addressing them," Anderson said, not commenting on the Bay Minette case specifically.
   
   The law attempts to balance a disabled students' right to an education with a school's right to maintain a safe learning environment for all students, she said. The school can provide counseling, design a behavior-management plan or even hire an aide to supervise the child in question.
   
   "For too many years, students with disabilities were kicked out of school rather than the schools dealing with the issues," Anderson said. "It's easy to deal with a problem if you simply kick the problem out of the building."
   
   There are exceptions to the law, she said. If a special education student brings a gun or drugs to school, or if he puts other students in direct danger, he can be expelled.
   
   Parents said Wednesday they think the this particular student is a danger to the children and teachers at Bay Minette Intermediate.
   
   "What's going to happen if he attacks one of our children?"
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   That legislation has since stalled, Anderson said.
   
   Tony Edwards, president of the Bay Minette Intermediate Parent Teacher Organization, did not take his son, who is in the fourth grade, out of school Wednesday, but he did meet with Davis. "We've been assured that the school system is doing everything it can to assure the safety of our children," he said.
   
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3. 3. Here is your update on the TACA (TALK ABOUT CURING AUTISM) Group for November 2002 - #4

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   Published on: 3/1/2003   Last Visited: 11/7/2004

   It's from Nancy Anderson of the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Progam, but its message is pertinent to parenats in all the states.