Special Education Law and Advocacy
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 →
“Feds investigate claims that black and disabled students face harsher discipline in Richmond”
Subject to available space, walk-in registration is available @ $125, lunch is not provided! If a walk-in, brown bag your lunch. Please pay your registration with cash. ATMs are nearby. Continue Reading →
Early Bird Extended to Friday, April 21, 2017! This Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw training program featuring Pete Wright, Esq., is being sponsored by Joanne Elizabeth Continue Reading →
I just had my 6 year old re-evaluated. He has behavioral issues, OT, and Speech and difficulty staying on task. At the meeting they decided to give him a 504 Continue Reading →
Bottom line: Eligibility decisions must be based on comprehensive evaluations. Terminating your child’s eligibility from special ed is not a unilateral decision the school alone can make. The school is Continue Reading →
This Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw training program featuring Pete Wright, Esq., is being sponsored by Centria Autism Services. The training takes place at the Oakland Continue Reading →
Students with disabilities are presently suspended at much higher rates than other students in school districts across Texas and nationwide. In 2014, Jim Comstock-Galagan, Executive Director of the former Southern Continue Reading →
This two-day Special Education Law and Advocacy Boot Camp, a Wrightslaw training program with Pete and Pam Wright, is being sponsored by the LD-Adhd Center of Hawaii. The training will Continue Reading →
The William & Mary Law School Institute of Special Education Advocacy 2017 is presenting a five-day training program in special education advocacy. 22 sessions on applicable laws, ethics, best practices Continue Reading →
