Do I HAVE to Sign the IEP?
Why has the school never asked me to sign the IEP? The federal special education law and regulations do not require a child’s parent to sign the IEP. Parents are Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Wrightslaw
Verifying “Unwritten” School Policies
My son has many doctor’s appointments. Last year we signed HIPPA rights at one doctor’s over to the school, but it was a mistake. The school interfered by making extra Continue Reading →
Conference Season Starts in October!
Take the time and check out our October conference schedule – Join Pat Howey in Boulder, CO on October 2 for an Emotions to Advocacy Training. Join Pete Wright in Continue Reading →
I Don’t Get It – My Son Has 3 Classrooms, but Only Needs to Hear in One?
My child has a cochlear implant. His IEP states that the school will provide a sound field system in his primary educational classroom. This year in 6th grade, they move Continue Reading →
From Emotions To Advocacy Conference Coming to Boulder, Colorado
Join Paralegal and Advocate, Pat Howey in beautiful Boulder, Colorado for a Wrightslaw From Emotions to Advocacy Training. Wrightslaw programs are not disability specific. For additional details and to register Continue Reading →
Setting High Expectations and a Strong Work Ethic
Setting high expectations and a strong work ethic is really important for the success of our students with special educational needs. Ann Marie understood the importance of keeping the standard Continue Reading →
Help Provide Computers, Software & Lockers for People with Disabilities
Help us support the Lewis B. Puller Center by voting in the Pepsi Refresh Project. The Center hopes to provide computers, software & lockers for people with disabilities. Wrightslaw has Continue Reading →
School Police: Good Idea? Bad Idea?
Bringing police into public schools is a trend that exploded in the 1990s, after high-profile school shooting incidents at Columbine and Jonesboro. When a reader asked a question about school Continue Reading →
Siblings May Recover Damages for School’s Failure to Provide FAPE
In a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that parents of two siblings with autism may seek monetary damages for the school’s failure to provide Continue Reading →
Eye on the Prize: Keeping All Students Safe
In their article, Eye on the Prize: Keeping All Children Safe, Tricia and Calvin Luker, from Our Children Left Behind, provide a summary of the provisions passed by the House Continue Reading →
