" However, since the defendants "did not have actual knowledge of the harassment until after the fact" and did everything in their power to prevent any and all future harassment by "contacting the proper authorities, investigating the incident themselves," installing "windows in the doors of special education classrooms," placing an aide in the classroom and creating special counseling sessions for all students, the court found that the defendants could not be held liable for Renee's tribulations regarding being raped, molested and harassed ("United States Court of Appeals," 2007, Internet). RULINGS: Although the court did find that the defendants were not liable for negligence and gross negligence in this case, Circuit Judge Karen Moore dissented. In her view, even though the majority asserted "as a matter of law... that the actions of the defendants did not amount to gross negligence under Michigan law," the teacher at the center of the suit "was warned specifically about the conduct" of the three boys who allegedly raped and molested Renee Soper. Thus, Judge Moore concluded that the actions of...
Since the boys in this case were of middle-school age (10 to 12 years of age), most state laws do not allow children to be charged as adults for serious crimes. For the Sopers, their only recourse would be to file a criminal lawsuit against the boys in question or their parents/legal guardians.
teaching profoundly mentally retarded people. The writer explores historic methods and also discusses current methods of teaching such students. There were 10 sources used to complete this paper. For the past four decades there have been many changes to the world of special education. Mentally retarded students used to be shuffled off to the classroom down the hall and kept away from the general population. If they were profoundly retarded
Execution of the Mentally Retarded: How the Law Was Changed Jim Ellis a hero to some people. You can't say he got the law changed single-handedly, but without him and his strategy, it might never have happened. Ellis is a law professor at University of New Mexico and the former president of the American Association on Mental Retardation. He has worked for nearly 30 years on behalf of people with
Thus, execution of the mentally retarded is not only illegal, but immoral as well. Sue Gunawardena-Vaughn of Amnesty International wants to expand this logic to include the mentally ill, stating, "Severely mentally ill people are not the worst of the worst" (Weigl 2006). Works Cited Hansen, Liane; Siegel, Robert. (2002 June 20). Analysis: Supreme Court rules it unconstitutional to execute mentally retarded people who've committed crimes. All Things Considered: National Public Radio.
Capital Punishment (Death Penalty) and Mentally Retarded In July 2002, the United States Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional to execute mentally retarded prisoners. This ruling reflects a shift in the Court's previous position, when it ruled in 1989 that such executions did not entail "cruel or unusual punishment" nor did they violate the Constitution's Eighth Amendment. Despite the ruling, however, the debate about the death penalty and mental retardation continues. Human rights
Specifically, Singleton's case was denied review by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2003, and he was executed in Arkansas on January 6, 2004. As noted in the lower court's dissent: "Treating the prisoner may provide short-term relief but ultimately result in his execution, whereas leaving him untreated will condemn him to a world such as Singleton's, filled with disturbing delusions and hallucinations." Simply put: The Court found it in
Intervention for Mentally Disabled Children Due to Genetic Etiology The objective of the study is to study degrees of response to early intervention among intellectually disabled children due to different genetic etiologies and estimating a possible underlying molecular genetics that could serve to modulate the degree of response to early intervention among children of different genetic causes and children of the same genetic cause. Sampling The study reported herein is inclusive of
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