Americans with Disabilities Act

Rights of Parents with Disabilities under 504 and the ADA

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The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Justice Provide Technical Assistance to Courts and Child...

OCR Service Animal Resolutions

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This post will provide a summary overview of several recent Office for Civil Rights (OCR) resolutions involving students with...

Virtual Public Charter School Required to Comply with...

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The U.S. Department of Education recently announced an agreement with the Virtual Community School of Ohio, an internet based...

MDR Teams Must Look beyond the Student’s Special Education...

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One benefit of having a blog is having a forum to express my pet peeves. A major pet peeve of mine is those school districts and...

Compliance with the IDEA does not always equal compliance...

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     In K.M. by Bright v. Tustin Unified Sch. Dist., 113 LRP 3187 (9th Cir. 08/06/13), the 9th Circuit of Appeals determined that...

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...

District’s alleged disregard of bullying supports parents...

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     In Sutherlin v. Independent School District No 40 of Nowata County Oklahoma 113 LRP 20535 (N.D. Okla. 05/13/13), the U. S.

Justice Department Determines Private School Voucher...

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     Last week the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a letter to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI)...

18 Days of Early Dismissals Constitute a Pattern Requiring...

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In South Bronx (NY) Classical Charter School, 59 IDELR 231 (OCR 2012) the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) determined that the...

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