Special Education Law and Advocacy
This Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw training program featuring Pete Wright, Esq., is being sponsored by the National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC). The program will be Continue Reading →
Many children and young adults who planned to return to school in the fall struggle to recover from “long COVID.” The terms “long COVID” and “long haul COVID” refer to Continue Reading →
We are working on the Third Edition of our Wrightslaw: Special Education Law book. This edition will have a greater emphasis on both Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Continue Reading →
Isabel: Is Fry v. Napoleon Comm. School District is this a federal or state case?
On December 28, 2016, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) released a Guidance Package developed to provide Continue Reading →
(Posted on Pete Wright’s Facebook page, January 29, 2017). I think it’s likely that Judge Neil Gorsuch of the Tenth Circuit will be nominated as the next Justice on the Continue Reading →
David: My 4th grade Son has ADHD. He has an IEP in place and an behavioral Aide is assigned to him. An optional field trip to Sacramento is scheduled for Continue Reading →
Students with ADHD and Section 504: A Resource Guide – (07/26/16) U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issues Guidance clarifying the obligation of schools to provide FAPE Continue Reading →
New U.S. Supreme Court case, maybe? On June 12, 2015, the Sixth Circuit in Fry v. Napoleon Community School District held that their case had to be dismissed because they Continue Reading →
I am an Intervention teacher in a catholic school. As a catholic school, we are not obligated to do a 504 plan. Where can I get templates to write our Continue Reading →
