TY - JOUR AU - Grizzle, Kenneth AB - School Psychology Review Volume 21, No. 1,1992, pp. 23-28 QUALIFICATIONS v. LOGIC AND DATA: EXCLUDING CONDUCT DISORDERS FROM THE SED DEFINITION Russell Skiba and Kenneth Grizzle Indiana University PL 94-142 is educational law, by by psychologists as a guide to help nature a hybrid. Its interpretation not only determine SED eligibility. Now Slenkovich benefits from, but in a certain sense (1992) suggests psychologists are not requires, the participation of professionals qualified to comment upon the law, any from both law and education. Psycholo- more than she is qualified to comment gists and educators were instrumental in upon matters psychological. What then are we to make of PL 94-142 as applied helping legislators formulate the language to DSM III diagnoses? in the Individuals with Disabilities Edu- cation Act (IDEA), and are called upon Although she appears to violate her frequently in court cases as expert own dictum, we cannot fault Slenkovich for her incursion into psychology. When witnesses to help settle upon an interpre- a law is as sweeping and consequential tation of that law. Conversely, when conflict arises concerning the day-to-day as PL 94-142, such crossover is probably inevitable. Nevertheless, cross-disciplinary interpretation of the law, hearing officers, attorneys, and TI - Qualifications v. Logic and Data: Excluding Conduct Disorders from the SED Definition JF - School Psychology Review DO - 10.1080/02796015.1992.12085589 DA - 1992-03-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/qualifications-v-logic-and-data-excluding-conduct-disorders-from-the-3ScyJCfh9r SP - 23 EP - 28 VL - 21 IS - 1 DP - DeepDyve ER -