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Zirkel, Perry A. – Communique, 2020
Seclusion, used broadly to include time-out (Bon & Zirkel, 2014), and other aversives, such as restraint, continues to be an active area of legal activity, particularly for students with disabilities. The September 2016 issue of "Communiqué" provided an update of the case law specific to school district use of seclusion (Zirkel,…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Discipline, Court Litigation, Constitutional Law
Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2002
Describes Illinois case involving the expulsion of five students for a gang-related brawl at a high school football game in Decatur. Students brought suit against the school district claiming violation of their 14th Amendment right to procedural due process. Both the federal district court and court of appeals rejected the students' claim.…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education