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Special Education Advocacy Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): For Children in the Juvenile Delinquency System

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The intended audience for this manual is defense attorneys who represent children in delinquency matters and in status offenses; the intended audience includes also disability rights attorneys and other public interest attorneys with an interest in representing children who are enmeshed in the delinquency system. Children strive to be productive and to be accepted. Children…

New Jersey v. T.L.O., 469 U.S. 325 (1985)

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The U.S. Supreme Court held the 4th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution applies to searches by school officials and is not limited to searches carried out by law enforcement officers.  The Court reasoned that children in school have a reasonable expectation of privacy, and that searches must be reasonably justified at inception and in its scope so as not to be excessively intrusive given a child’s age,…