This study explores all due process hearings that occurred in Texas public school districts from 2010-2015. Special attention was paid to the reasons for the hearings within the legal reports addressed and their outcomes. The study was conducted using a quantitative approach involving a legal document content analysis of due process hearings to select the participants to be interviewed with a qualitative semi-structured interview protocol. Following this process, nine participants from one district were interviewed. Responses were then analyzed for themes and patterns using qualitative methods, and conclusions were drawn based on the data.
The study found that campus and central office administrators believed socio-economic levels, lack of empathy shown to parents, and distrust contributed to parents' decisions to file due process complaints or litigation. They also believed that placement decisions influenced by student discipline, parent denial about the impact of the disability on children, and parent entitlement played a role. Lastly, the nine participants found that parent advocacy and communication were strong contributors to the amount of due process hearings held at Evergreen ISD.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1062836 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Poton, Marcy Rose |
| Contributors | Ezzani, Miriam, Huffman, Jane B., Brackett, David A., Otto, Douglas, Estes, Mary Bailey |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | ix, 171 pages, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas |
| Rights | Public, Poton, Marcy Rose, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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