Special Education Law and Advocacy
** New York Times Critics Pick** “No matter how fondly you recall your time at sleepaway camp, chances are your experiences weren’t as formative as the ones recounted in “Crip Continue Reading →
February 3, 2020 – The Justice Department entered into settlement agreements with two child care providers today. The child care providers failed to reasonably modify their programs to accommodate the 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 →
COPAA Press Release, September 12, 2019 Appeal Dismissal is a Victory for Children with Disabilities Nationwide “The U.S. Department of Justice has dismissed the U.S. Department of Education’s (the Department) Continue Reading →
– from FARE News Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) – December 19, 2017 “Last summer, we reported on a finding by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on behalf Continue Reading →
On August 23, 2016, the United States Department of Justice filed suit against the State of Georgia for discriminating against thousands of public school students with behavior and emotional disabilities Continue Reading →
“It is no longer acceptable – if ever it was – for a district to refuse reasonable modifications to a child who seeks to handle her own service dog … Continue Reading →
On July 15, 2015, the United States sent its findings to the State of Georgia stating that the State’s administration of the Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support (GNETS) Continue Reading →
A Denver charter school disenrolled a kindergarten student after finding out on orientation day that he had a mobility issue that would require him to use the school’s elevator. The Continue Reading →
U.S. DOE and DOJ Release School Discipline Guidance Package Goal: Improve school discipline and school climate Reality: Kids with disabilities, especially minority kids, far more likely to be suspended, expelled, arrested, Continue Reading →
