https://padlet.com/mluna13/d0zqxrlk5mb4 Maricela Luna - Legal and Ethical Principles in Education en-us 2018-08-25 17:33:10 UTC 2023-02-03 07:41:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png mluna13 https://padlet.com/mluna13/d0zqxrlk5mb4/wish/275329322 Upon completion of my Principal Certification Program, my goal is to work as an administrator with my current school district, Edgewood ISD, particularly in its Disciplinary Educational Alternative Program. I am currently a guidance counselor at my district's DAEP school and hold a Guidance and Counseling Master's Degree from Angelo State University.]]> 2018-08-25 18:17:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mluna13/d0zqxrlk5mb4/wish/275329322 mluna13 https://padlet.com/mluna13/d0zqxrlk5mb4/wish/275332417 The topic of gun control in school settings is not a recent topic of debate; however, according to Education Week (2018), it has sparked recent concern due to Betsy DeVos, United States Secretary of Education's recent consideration. The issue in question is whether school districts should use federal funds to pay for guns and armed training for school educators(Education Week Staff, 2018).]]> 2018-08-25 19:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mluna13/d0zqxrlk5mb4/wish/275332417 mluna13 https://padlet.com/mluna13/d0zqxrlk5mb4/wish/275334580 According to Melissa Wetzel (2018), the "literacy crisis" is not a true reflection of student measures of literacy based on recent research. As a result, students are assessed inaccurately while disregarding diverse literacies. ]]> 2018-08-25 20:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mluna13/d0zqxrlk5mb4/wish/275334580 mluna13 https://padlet.com/mluna13/d0zqxrlk5mb4/wish/275336887 This book had several topics of interest to me, particularly the topic of Parent & Student Rights. This section discussed how IDEA partnered with parents by providing them with due process rights in effort to allow them additional access regarding their child's educational decisions. In addition, it defined FAPE, proper parental notification for educational participation, described the purpose of FERPA and court decisions that relate to parent and student rights in regards to IDEA.

Student Discipline was another topic that I found intriguing. This section of the book discussed how discipline was handled pre-IDEA and the current policies that all stakeholders must adhere to when dealing with special education students. It outlined the responsibilities and protocols of school authorities and guardians, importance of IEPs and BIPs, as well as plans and interventions students require in order to provide them with their needs in any educational setting.

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Osborne, A. G., & Russo, C. J. (2014). Special Education and the Law : A Guide for Practitioners. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin. ]]> 2018-08-25 21:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mluna13/d0zqxrlk5mb4/wish/275336887 mluna13 https://padlet.com/mluna13/d0zqxrlk5mb4/wish/275338650 The topic of student discipline that require special education services was most interesting during my exploration. I currently serve students as a counselor in an alternative setting and I would like to delve deeper in order to understand why and how administrators handle these case by case scenarios without infringing student rights. ]]> 2018-08-25 22:52:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mluna13/d0zqxrlk5mb4/wish/275338650 mluna13 https://padlet.com/mluna13/d0zqxrlk5mb4/wish/275339713 By Tara M. Brown]]> 2018-08-25 23:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mluna13/d0zqxrlk5mb4/wish/275339713 mluna13 https://padlet.com/mluna13/d0zqxrlk5mb4/wish/275340554  by Albert Cortez, Ph.D., and Josie Danini Cortez, M.A.]]> 2018-08-26 00:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mluna13/d0zqxrlk5mb4/wish/275340554 mluna13 https://padlet.com/mluna13/d0zqxrlk5mb4/wish/275340725 After reading about the rights of special education students regarding disciplinary actions against them and the initial intentions in the creation of a Disciplinary Alternative Education Program in Texas, I found this topic and a few unaddressed issues regarding this to be particularly interesting to me.  This topic is critical for me mostly because I have just recently decided to transition from a traditional high school as a guidance counselor to my district's DAEP as their first full time guidance counselor.  Although this topic is not often spoken about or on top of the priority list for teacher professional development/training, it is certainly a huge problem that has not improved within my school district.  As a home school high school counselor, I was exposed to the frustrations and experienced the lack of communication between the students, teachers and counselors when our students would transfer to the district's DAEP due to discipline issues. Awareness regarding this topic is important for educators and all stakeholders because it constantly resulted in loss of student credits upon their home campus arrival.  According to Cortez & Cortez (2009), in 1995 The Texas Legislature created the DAEP in Texas as option B for only criminal offenses and only when JJAEPs are not within local distance; however, DAEPs have not been used as intended and has posed some legal and ethical issues.  Students as young as 6 years old, low-performing minorities and students in need of special education services serve most of the student population in Texas DAEPs (Cortez & Cortez, 2009).
It is evident that the Texas Legislature must take immediate action in reforming what warrants a student to be placed in DAEP along with home campus and DAEP accountability.  Since I am now a part of the DAEP system in need of reform, I am currently working alongside my administrators in addressing the main issues I encountered from a home campus/student point of view.  I look forward to learning more about the legal and ethical implications in my future professional work as an administrator with personal teacher and counselor perspectives to initiate change immediately.

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Cortez, A., Dr., & Cortez, J. (2009, March). Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs in Texas – A 2009 Update. Retrieved August 25, 2018, from https://www.idra.org/publications/disciplinary-alternative-education-programs-texas-2009-update/]]> 2018-08-26 00:08:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mluna13/d0zqxrlk5mb4/wish/275340725