Special Education Law and Advocacy
When you have a disagreement between the teachers and the school psychologist about whether a child qualifies for services, you must consider the real question that needs to be answered. Continue Reading →
VA Parents: Remind Governor Kaine that parents aren’t asking for more or new rights but only that existing rights and protections not be taken away. Please ask the Governor to Continue Reading →
I want to ask for an IEP meeting at my daughter’s school. I don’t want to be put off like I have been in the past. If a parent requests Continue Reading →
A special education teacher asked a question about a student’s right to confidentiality after being disciplined by the school. It is a good example of how changing the facts in Continue Reading →
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 →
How long should a school have to get me a copy of the revised IEP after my son’s IEP meeting? You should get a copy of your child’s IEP right Continue Reading →
(Archived from 10/27/08) Want an update on Governor Kaine’s expected actions on the final regulations? Question him directly on “Ask the Governor.” What: WTOP’s “Ask the Governor” When: Tuesday, October Continue Reading →
2008 Special Education PARENT INVOLVEMENT SURVEY The Virginia Department of Education’s third annual Parent Involvement Survey will be arriving in parents’ mailboxes within the next several weeks. It is for Continue Reading →
“Effective date” means just what it says. If you write an IEP and put the “effective date” as the date of the meeting, then the IEP goes into effect on Continue Reading →
I am an attorney practicing Special Education. I do not attend IEP meetings. We have an advocacy service and an advocate attends IEP meetings with parents. In our district, when Continue Reading →
