Laws

MA DESE Main Laws Page:

http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/laws.html

MA Special Education Laws and Regulations : http://www.doe.mass.edu/lawsregs/603cmr28.html

Wrightslaw link covering IDEA (National SPED laws): http://www.wrightslaw.com/idea/law.htm

This web site lists decisions of the Mass Bureau of Special Education Appeals:

http://www.doe.mass.edu/bsea/decisions.html

Its a great resource for any topic on Special Education in Mass because each decision gives a detailed explanation of a specific case. You can learn the law but you can also learn about competing views by experts in special education and you can read about programs and personnel in your town. Try out the search feature with the name of a person, town or subject to find great references and opinions.

Here's a link to another Wiki which tracks BSEA decisions in a more reader friendly way:

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/BSEA:Decisions

Regulations and laws on restraint in MA:

http://www.doe.mass.edu/lawsregs/603cmr46.html?section=all MA Regulations on Restraints http://www.doe.mass.edu/pqa/sa_nr/46_req.html Link to Physical Restraint Report form http://www.doe.mass.edu/lawsregs/603cmr46.pps PPT done by DOE on restraints http://wiki.laptop.org/images/7/77/Doe_summary_by_state.pdf Review of laws and regulations in all 50 states

More non-legal info on restraints is available here: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/SPED:Home#Restraints