Special Education Law

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The 3rd Edition of The Everday Guide to Special Education...

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The new edition of my book has more than seventy pages of additional information. Included is additional information on schools...

Charter School's Expulsion of Student without...

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A Michigan charter school violated the IDEA by expelling a student with ADHD and oppositional defiant behavior without first...

Least Restrictive Environment Applies to Extended School...

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Students with disabilities who need extended school year (ESY) are entitled to receive those services in the least restrictive...

School Psychologist's Assumption Student's Poor...

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In Fort Bend Independent School District v. Z.A. Douglas A. 62 IDELR 231 (S.D. Tex. Jan 29, 2014), a school psychologist...

Charter School should have acted proactively to evaluate...

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     The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) determined that a Charter School in Colorado should have noticed when a student with...

General Education "Innovative Teaching Practices...

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A school district must develop an IEP for a student with a disability even though the instruction the student needs is part of...

Decisions Regarding Students Using Service Animals at...

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Section 504 requires that school districts consider a student's request to bring a service animal to school individually and,...

District's Safety Concerns Do Not Justify Shortened...

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In Castaic (Ca) Union Elementary Sch. Dist., 58 IDELR 234 (OCR IX, San Francisco (Ca) 2011), the Office for Civil Rights (OCR)...

Parents Concerns Regarding Siblings Immune Deficiency did...

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In Stamps ex. rel. H.S.,S.S, and J.S v Gwinnett County Sch Dist., 112 LRP 28567 (11th Cir. 06/04/12 unpublished), the parents of...

OSEP Letter Reinforces that Services are Based on Student...

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As we know, special education services for children with disabilities are provided to meet the individual needs of the particular...

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