Education and school law cover the laws and regulations that govern federal and state education, including the administration and operation of educational institutions, school athletics, instruction methods, programs, and materials. This area of law encompasses issues relating to school faculty, staff, and students, including school discipline and discrimination based on race, color, national original, sex, or disability.
Special education law refers to the laws and regulations that govern the teaching of students with special needs. These needs may be learning or physical disabilities, behavioral problems, talents, or academic aptitude that cannot be satisfied in a regular classroom.
Montpelier is an unincorporated community in eastern Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. Located along Iowa Highway 22, it lies on the Mississippi River above the city of Muscatine, the county seat of Muscatine County. Its elevation is 568 feet (173 m), and it is located at 41°27′33″N 90°48′26″W / 41.45917°N 90.80722°W / 41.45917; -90.80722 (41.4591974, -90.8070883). Montpelier's post office was first established under the name of Iowa on 1836-04-19, changed to Montpelier on 1839-04-01, and discontinued on 1846-02-11. Although it was reestablished on 1882-02-28, it was finally discontinued on 1986-02-18, when it was attached to the Blue Grass post office. Although its post office is gone, Montpelier retains its own ZIP Code, 52759. The community is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.