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I found it interesting that there was no behavioral assessment mentioned to have been performed!

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Was the student medically evaluated for depression? Wouldn't this evaluation immediately support his case?

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I think it is interesting that the student never received a behavioral assessment.

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Concern:
Student was able to access drugs at a young age and was absent quite a few times.
Something I learned:
To determine if student meets the criteria for emotionally disturbed you need to ensure they do not meet the criteria for socially maladjusted.

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I found it interesting that if the student were to be assessed in a different state that he might have been diagnosed with an SLD.

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The question is not specific to you, but with so many court cases surrounding students who have family members who believe they require special education services, but are not receiving it. So...
How is it that none of these court cases have set a precedent?  Is it because each of them are too personalized to generalize?

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What information does a parent need to try and overturn a ruling where their child was denied being approved for special education services?

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One concern I have is that how would this work in the present day since a lot of students may have easy access to drugs?

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Something interesting I learned was the student's background, including assault charges, behaviors in schools, drug use, etc. and how it impacted his potential for a SLD

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Do you think many students are misidentified for behavioral disabilities due to trauma or emotional disturbances?

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One thing I found interesting was considering Nguyen's concerns court supported the hearing officers decision, that there was not evidence to suggest that the student was eligible for services under IDEA for an emotional disturbance.

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After hearing about the students history and their drug use the question I have is were there any resources provided by the school to help students who may be struggling from things like this and how can we as future special education teachers work to help reduce situations like this and set our students up for success?

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Not a question, but I am thinking that the student was 17 years old, and have drug issues. I would wonder what would be something that is happening back home.

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I wonder how the five different standard for emotional disturbance were discovered?

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Despite the testimonies that suggested that the student had a learning disability, the student did not meet the appropriate criteria for a SLD classification and it was stated that poor achievement was due to absences from school!

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Something I found interesting was they blamed the student's poor attendance for his issues. There could be so much more going on, and he was basically dismissed. I hope he got some form of help.

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Something that I found interesting is that with the students background he may not be eligible as an SLD. My question would be how did the teachers not become an advocate for the student? Clearly there is more things going on behind the scenes.

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One thing I found interesting was how they said his poor achievement was due to his absences from school.

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I really found it interesting that the hearing officer found that test scores showed that it was not any disorder he suffered from and was not sufficiently pronounced for him to meet criteria. They mostly blamed it on his absences and drug use.