Truancy, Work Refusal, and Home Problems: When are Schools Responsible? — Second Edition — eBook Version
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Although chronic absenteeism and school avoidance were once seen as "bad behavior" by students, courts and hearing officers have begun to view them as possible signs of disability. To avoid costly legal missteps, your district’s approach to truancy and school avoidance must evolve as well.
This Second Edition includes more than 50 new cases that highlight how a student's frequent absences might trigger a district’s child find duties, affect eligibility determinations, and guide determinations about appropriate interventions.
Address these situations appropriately and effectively by learning case-based strategies that help you:
- Identify students who need IDEA or Section 504 evaluations due to chronic absences
- Determine whether a student’s mental health-related absences stem from an emotional disturbance
- Take action when students with disabilities miss school frequently
- And more
