Class Action Lawsuit re: Child Find
Judge Orders Search for MPS Students in Need of Special Education On June 21, 2009 the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported: “A federal judge has ordered Milwaukee Public Schools to launch Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Legal Decisions
Supreme Court Holds Strip Search Violates Student’s Privacy Rights
Question before the Court in Safford United School District #1 v. Redding at https://www.wrightslaw.com/blogs/09/safford.redding.htm) Whether the Fourth Amendment prohibits public school officials from conducting a search of a student suspected Continue Reading →
Supreme Court Issues Powerful Pro-Child Decision in Eligibility Case
On Monday, June 22, 2009, the Supreme Court issued a powerful pro-child decision in Forest Grove School District v. T.A. This is a case about tuition reimbursement for a disabled Continue Reading →
Forced to Take a Stand
I am a special education teacher. I resigned from a public school because they ordered me to do something that was against special ed law. I contacted the State Board Continue Reading →
Supreme Court: Oral Arguments in Forest Grove v. T. A. & Safford v. Redding
The Supreme Court agreed to hear and decide several education cases this term. In February, the Court issued a surprising unanimous decision in Fitzgerald v. Barnstable Sch. Committee, 555 U. Continue Reading →
Supreme Court Rules Parents can Sue School Officials under Discrimination Laws
Jacqueline, a kindergarten student, was sexually harassed by a third-grade boy while riding the school bus. The child’s parents brought this to the attention of school administrators immediately. The principal Continue Reading →
Supreme Court to Hear New Case on Old Issue
Court to Revisit Tuition Reimbursement Issue in Forest Grove School District v. T. A. (08-305) On January 16, 2009, the Supreme Court added a special education case to their docket Continue Reading →
Reverse Due Process: When the School Sues the Parent
If a parent won’t sign an IEP, does the school system have the right and ability to sue the parent on behalf of the student? In the eyes of the Continue Reading →
When Evaluation Shows a Disability, School Says Child is “Lazy”
We receive many questions about violations of IDEA. The children’s names and dates of birth change but their stories are similar. The child shows clear signs of a disability. The Continue Reading →
Law – Damages? Deliberate Indifference? Lawsuit Against Hawai’i DOE Goes to the Jury
(Archived from 10/09/08) After a 4 1/2-week jury trial, the first damages case against the Hawai’i DOE went to the jury 24 hours ago. Three more cases alleging deliberate indifference Continue Reading →
