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In an unpublished opinion the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a charter school violated the stay put provisions of the IDEA by dis-enrolling a student with Down syndrome after she missed 10 consecutive days of school. (R.B.
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Choosing home
They’re disabled, not retired or waning, but they’re being warehoused in nursing homes
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This post will provide a summary overview of several recent Office for Civil Rights (OCR) resolutions involving students with disabilities and service animals.
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In San Diego Unified School District, 113 LRP 15333 (OCR 01/31/13) a California school district learned that a 504 Plan is not a static document and if there are indications that a student's disability related needs have changed, the school district should consider revising the 504 Plan.
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Parents, advocates, and educators frequently ask how much detail is required when writing a service on an IEP. Here's a case that helps answer that question. In Minneapolis Special School Dis.
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In Fort Bend Independent School District v. Z.A. Douglas A. 62 IDELR 231 (S.D. Tex.
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On May 14, 2014 the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a "Dear Colleague" letter clarifying that federal civil rights laws, enforced by OCR, apply to charter schools.
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Students with disabilities who need extended school year (ESY) are entitled to receive those services in the least restrictive environment. This is true even if the school district does not offer a summer program to students without disabilities. In T.M. by A.M. v.
