Juvenile Justice Education Legal Practitioners Survey

The following questions seek responses related to litigating education claims for youth in the juvenile justice system.

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* 1. Participant information

Name

Job Title

Organization or Affiliation

Contact information (email):

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* 2. What are the biggest PRACTICAL barriers you face in bringing legal claims for individual youth?

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* 3. What are the biggest PRACTICAL barriers you face in bringing legal claims for a class of youth/relating to systemic education issues?

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* 4. What are the biggest LEGAL barriers you face in bringing legal claims for individual youth?

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* 5. What are the biggest LEGAL barriers you face in bringing legal claims for a class of youth/relating to systemic education issues?

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* 6. What legal claims do you usually bring to enforce the education rights of system-involved youth?

IDEA

Section 504

ADA

State education statute/regulations

Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, 42 USC §1997a (DOJ)

Equal Protection

Due Process

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 42 USC §14141 (DOJ)

Other (please describe):

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* 7. What IDEA violations do you most commonly see in your practice?

Child find

Provision of FAPE generally

Least restrictive environment

Discipline and manifestation determinations

Absence of or failure to involve legally authorized "parent"/surrogate parent

Transition planning

Failure to conduct timely evaluations/re-evaluations/updates to IEP

Changes to IEP when child enters or leaves a juvenile justice facility

Other procedural due process protections

Other (please describe)

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* 8. Do you have any difficulties exhausting administrative remedies under IDEA and Section 504? Can you recommend particular successful strategies?

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* 9. Do you have success with particular compensatory education terms in settlements? Please explain.

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* 10. Do you think systemic litigation to enforce the education rights of justice-involved youth has been an effective way to make change and shift power? Please explain.

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* 11. Do you partner with community or parent organizations to determine litigation strategies and develop settlement agreements? If so, please share an example of how you have successfully coordinate with these groups.

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* 12. What ethical issues come up most frequently in your juvenile justice/education litigation work?

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* 13. Are there any legal issues you'd like further research on or discussion around to further your practice?

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* 14. What victories or resources should other attorneys doing similar work know about?

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* 15. Which of the following resources would be helpful for you in your practice?

Sample complaints

Sample briefs

Sample settlements

Sample decisions

Memoranda on specific topics

Conference calls

Other (please specify)

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* 16. Do you have examples of redacted complaints, briefs, settlements, descisions you would share with other attorneys for children and families in a password-protected database?

YES

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* 1. Participant information

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* 2. What are the biggest PRACTICAL barriers you face in bringing legal claims for individual youth?

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* 3. What are the biggest PRACTICAL barriers you face in bringing legal claims for a class of youth/relating to systemic education issues?

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* 4. What are the biggest LEGAL barriers you face in bringing legal claims for individual youth?

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* 5. What are the biggest LEGAL barriers you face in bringing legal claims for a class of youth/relating to systemic education issues?

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* 6. What legal claims do you usually bring to enforce the education rights of system-involved youth?

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* 7. What IDEA violations do you most commonly see in your practice?

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* 8. Do you have any difficulties exhausting administrative remedies under IDEA and Section 504? Can you recommend particular successful strategies?

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* 9. Do you have success with particular compensatory education terms in settlements? Please explain.

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* 10. Do you think systemic litigation to enforce the education rights of justice-involved youth has been an effective way to make change and shift power? Please explain.

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* 11. Do you partner with community or parent organizations to determine litigation strategies and develop settlement agreements? If so, please share an example of how you have successfully coordinate with these groups.

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* 12. What ethical issues come up most frequently in your juvenile justice/education litigation work?

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* 13. Are there any legal issues you'd like further research on or discussion around to further your practice?

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* 14. What victories or resources should other attorneys doing similar work know about?

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* 15. Which of the following resources would be helpful for you in your practice?

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* 16. Do you have examples of redacted complaints, briefs, settlements, descisions you would share with other attorneys for children and families in a password-protected database?

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* 17. What else should we know as we develop strategies to support the legal field in addressing juvenile justice education issues?