Due process in gifted education |
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| Authors: | Frances A Karnes Debra A Troxclair Ronald G Marquardt |
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| Institution: | 1. Professor of special Education and the director of the Center for Gifted Studies , The University of Southern Mississippi ,;2. Teacher of the gifted , St. Tammany Parish Public Schools , Louisiana;3. Professor and chair of the department of Political Science , The University of Southern Mississippi , |
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| Abstract: | Twenty‐eight states and the District of Columbia currently provide due process for gifted students. When parents or administrators cannot settle a dispute at the local school board level, some states by law and/or regulation offer aggrieved parties the right to mediation or due process. Seven states reported holding 26 due process hearings during the years 1992–1995. This article examines these due process hearings describing the types of issues involved and the outcomes of the hearings. The authors report that disparate issues are handled in due process hearings, and they conclude that due process hearings are an inexpensive and relatively expeditious way to resolve disputes in gifted education in comparison to going to court. |
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