Special Education Law

Florida Department of Education Required to Pay for...

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In Seminole County (FL) School District, 58 IDELR 113 (OCR 2011), the parents of a 5th grade student with cerebral palsy and a...

Father's Girlfriend Did Not Have Authority to Cancel...

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     Some cases have more interesting facts than others. In Chicago (IL) Public Schools, 56 IDELR 54 (OCR July 2, 2010), the...

It Usually Doesn't Help if Parents Appear...

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     Parents may sometimes feel it is pointless to continue meeting with the school to work out IEP issues. But my experience has...

It Usually Doesn’t Help if Parents Appear Uncooperative in...

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     Parents may sometimes feel it is pointless to continue meeting with the school to work out IEP issues. But my experience has...

Band Director's Unilateral Decision Denying Student...

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     An Arizona high school student with Down syndrome had an IEP calling for "integration with regular peers as much as possible...

Looking at the Trees in the Forest Grove Decision

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     Last week the Supreme Court ruled in Forest Grove v T.A., that the IDEA authorizes reimbursement of private school tuition...

Supreme Court Rules the IDEA Authorizes Private-School...

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     Today, by a 6 to 3 vote, the Supreme Court ruled in Forest Grove School District v T.A. that the IDEA authorizes tuition...

Supreme Court to Hear Tuition Reimbursement Case: Forest...

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     On April 28, 2009, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Forest Grove v. T.A. The issue is whether the school...

Discipline and Disability: Determining When a Child's...

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    Readers I originally posted this article in October  2007.  I have added some additional content and links to the IDEA...

NDRN to Issue Report on Seclusion and Restraint in Schools

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     On Tuesday January 13th the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) will conduct a media briefing and will release a...

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