Education Coursework

Case Law Reflection on Rape
Name
Institutional Affiliation

Case Law Reflection on Rape
In this case, a 14-year old girl who is a registered student at Hope Academy fells victim of a brutal abduction and repeated sexual assault. On a legal perspective, Hope Academy faces a liability due to gross negligence and incapacity to guarantee student security.
Before this incident, the girl was admitted to the school with her profile indicating emotional, mental, and behavioral disability. Consequently, the school is expected to abide by the considerations and regulations articulated in the Education of the Handicapped Act. Furthermore, in the event of expulsion, the Act provides that any special needs students “shall remain in her then current educational placement” – she should not be expelled and should be given strict monitoring concerning her condition (The United States Supreme Court, 1988, Par. 1).Further, as outlined in Honing v. Doe (1988) case, the education of students with disability should follow procedural safeguard conditions and parental participation in any matters regarding their child’s education (The United States Supreme Court, 1988, Par. 1).
Therefore, Hope Academy is liable for the misfortunes that befall their student since they allowed the student to wander off without official release and signing off by her parents.
Conclusion
As the school’s principal, I will implement new policies and regulations regarding conduct, security, and suspension of students with special needs.

Henceforth, the school administration should see to it that suspended students stay in school and serve their suspension beginning the next day. Moreover, I will issue strict guidelines to ensure that special needs students should never serve a suspension if the reason for the suspension is solely related to a disorder.

References
The United States Supreme Court (1988). Honig, California Superintendent of Public Instruction v. Doe, et al. Wrights Law. No. 86-728. Accessed at: http://www.wrightslaw.com/law/caselaw/ussupct.honing.doe.htm