New Book Provides Insight into Preventing Special Education Litigation
Gina Umpstead on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 9:08AM 
TC Press recently released the book, How to Prevent Special Education Litigation: Eight Legal Lessons. This book provides key information regarding eight topics in special education law that all educators need to know. It is designed to allow anyone working in a school to easily teach others about these topics. It does so by answering the following questions through a series of engaging activities:
Why learn about special education law?
What are the main entitlements and protections?
Who is eligible for special education?
How can we ensure an appropriate IEP?
What does it mean to teach students in the least restrictive environment?
How are students with disabilities disciplined differently?
Why must we plan for students' lives beyond high school?
Why is fostering positive family-school relationships important?
The book was written by Regina Umpstead, Janet R. Decker, Kevin P. Brady, David Schimmel and Matthew Millitello.
Regina Umpstead is an associate professor of educational leadership at Central Michigan University. Janet R. Decker is an assistant professor of educational leadership at Indiana University’s School of Education. Kevin P. Brady is an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Arkansas. David Schimmel is professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Matthew Militello is a professor and the Wells Fargo Endowed Chair of Educational Leadership at East Carolina University.
