Literature Articles
The relatively low overall frequency of expedited DPH decisions does not square with the complex and high-stakes nature of the IDEA provisions for disciplinary changes in placement. This may be attributable to the relative lack of resources of students with disabilities who are most vulnerable to...
Although occasional national frequency analyses of DPHs were based on a clearly incomplete database, the federally funded Center on Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE), which started in 1998, has filled the gap for approximately the last two decades. Various published...
Given the increased judicialization of the DPH, legal representation of the parties may be another factor in the length of the pre-hearing and hearing processes. Although parents may proceed pro se in DPHs, research rather conclusively shows an outcomes advantage for parents who retain legal...