• Part One: Analyze in five to seven paragraphs this landmark case, Honig v. Doe.
  • Summarize the issue surrounding the court case, the parties involved, and the case outcome.
  • Evaluate the impact of the case ruling on compliant implementation of special education programming.
  • Explain how the legislation, determined by the final ruling, promotes a collaborative decision-making process regarding special education placement and services.
  • Analyze the ethical and legal conflict regarding instruction and student placement that was brought to the forefront as a direct result of this court case.
  • Describe how your personal beliefs may have influenced your judgment and the fairness of the final court ruling if you were one of the teachers of John Doe or Jack Smith.
  • Analyze the impact of this case in relation to the dispute resolution process and the effects of due process procedures.
  • Describe the ethical and legal conflicts regarding instructional and behavioral decisions for students with exceptionalities through the lens of access and inclusion.
• Part Two: Locate two relevant case studies.
  • Summarize in one to two paragraphs two case studies, one related to student discipline and one related to another major finding of Honig v. Doe, that occurred after 1994.
  • Compare the final ruling of the cases that you have identified to the final rulings of Honig v. Doe in one paragraph.
  • Evaluate in one paragraph the experience of finding legal material relating to the principles of IDEA.