Special Education Law and Advocacy
Registration Ends September 28th! Join Pete Wright, Esq., and sponsor The Parents’ Place of Maryland for this two day event. This Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference 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 →
On August 3, 2021, the Department of Justice reached a settlement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Volusia County Schools (Florida) to address allegations that the district punished Continue Reading →
All important decisions about your child’s education – eligibility, special education, and related services in your child’s IEP, educational progress, compensatory education (or “recovery services”) – are based on test Continue Reading →
The Guidance Counselor ignored our parental consent form and conducted tests on our daughter against our written instructions, even though she signed the form acknowledging our wishes and concerns. Our Continue Reading →
As schools reopen, expect the IEP team to schedule a meeting or meetings to discuss your child’s eligibility for compensatory education. As your child’s advocate, you need to learn all you can about compensatory education now. Your child has no more time to waste. Continue Reading →
In your experience, do schools treat and discipline all children fairly? * Are schools more likely to suspend or expel children with disabilities? Children of color? * English language learners? Continue Reading →
A state law requires reading interventionists to screen all students in grades K-2 and all new students for dyslexia. We have to complete 2 hours of training in dyslexia screening, Continue Reading →
The four hours of “Virtual/Zoom” of Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training over several days are hosted by Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs – EPICS. Continue Reading →
The IDEA requires IEP teams to consider and address several Special Factors that affect children’s ability to learn, including: Behavior: If your child’s behavior interferes with his learning or the Continue Reading →
