Elvin W. Houston will guide evaluators on a broad survey of the law and legal decisions surrounding the Manifestation Determination Review. His presentation will focus on nuances in answering the critical MDR questions to balance student rights and our schools’ needs for safety and consistency. Mr. Houston’s comments are intended to educate through humor and analysis to ensure that evaluators are fully prepared for the most challenging disciplinary situations.
Learning Objectives:
- Attendees will distinguish legal requirements from practices, habits & folklore
- Attendees will apply the law to real-life fact patterns to develop a better understanding of the MDR process
- Attendees will develop analytical tools and models for making legally defensible recommendations related to the MDR process.
Presented By: Elvin Houston, Attorney, Walsh Gallegos Kyle Robinson & Roalson, P.C., San Antonio
Elvin Houston is an attorney and partner in Walsh Gallegos. Elvin has practiced special education law and represented public schools for more than twenty years in the law firm's San Antonio office. He advises public school personnel concerning their obligations under federal and Texas law concerning the education of students with disabilities.
His practice also includes representing public schools in IEP meetings & in matters before Texas Education Agency, The United States Office of Civil Rights & the federal courts.
He is a frequent presenter at conferences on topics such as Child Find, evaluations, and IEP procedures under IDEA, as well as issues arising under Section 504.
***This program has been submitted for approval for 3 hours of continuing education in the Ethics domain for school psychologists in CE Broker.***
This session is free to members of the Special Education Cooperative.
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