November 4, 2004
- CLE co-director Kathleen Boundy identifies concerns with HR 1350 that undermine legal protections under IDEA and are inconsistent with basic principles for all students under Title I/NCLB (e.g., eliminating the right to “stay-put” during appeals; encouraging disciplinary exclusions, dropouts and removals of students who will NOT be counted for purposes of “AYP”; quashing the affirmative duty to provide FAPE to eligible children so that ALL children might learn; codifying unequal and low expectations for students with disabilities); and includes recommendations to preserve the protections of IDEA consistent with the principles of NCLB.
