This book provides a complete and comprehensive account of the legal and administrative issues arising from the special education process. The second edition details the changes to the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Education Act and how the changes impact upon educators. It updates case law generated by the courts, the Special Education Tribunal, and the Human Rights Tribunal on special education issues.

New chapters include:

• Disciplining students with special needs
• The role of the parent advocates
• The accommodation of students with special needs at the post-secondary level

Everything an educator needs to deal with, the complicated regulations, intricate administrative, and appeal procedures process is provided, including the new standard for special education plans, the Individual Education Plan, the role of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and more.