Special Education Law and Advocacy
For parents, teachers, related services providers, and school administrators who have questions about whether children with ADD/ADHD qualify for special education services under IDEA, please read the Joint Policy Memorandum Continue Reading →
Court to Revisit Tuition Reimbursement Issue in Forest Grove School District v. T. A. (08-305) On January 16, 2009, the Supreme Court added a special education case to their docket Continue Reading →
Determination of Eligibility IDEA 2004 at 20 USC 1414(a)(1)(C)(i)(I) explains that the determination of eligibility as to “whether a child is a child with a disability . . . [shall Continue Reading →
I have a son in the 11th grade who has had an IEP since the 6th grade for ADD. He is currently doing well in a modified class. His Intervention Continue Reading →
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 →
Update: OSEP Letter to Anonymous, September 9, 2019. Question: Is it best practice to withhold an educational report from the student, parent, guardian, a special education teacher,or another IEP Team Continue Reading →
The child’s doctor wrote, “… the Student is extremely allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. These allergies can cause anaphylaxis, which is a life threatening condition. Symptoms from anaphylaxis include Continue Reading →
Several weeks ago, someone who was using the Special Education Law and Advocacy Multimedia training program asked a question about the school’s legal obligation to identify and test students. As Continue Reading →
I have just a short time to post today – I have a flight to MO this afternoon for the conference being held in the Jefferson City area on Thursday. Continue Reading →
I’m always a little surprised when we get these questions. So I decided to post on this one. JF writes – “I receive your newsletter and I’m not sure if Continue Reading →
