Getting school systems to either fund additional special education services, or to reimburse parents who pay for necessary services themselves, has always been an uphill battle. The reasons are numerous, but money is without question at the top of the list. That’s nothing new. However, over the years, most reasonable school district lawyers, and special education [...]
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Twitter- Michigan fed court orders $800k to bullied student http://is.gd/9VMak
- If you care about #specialed in CT, please come to Hartford tomorrow to oppose placing burden of proof on families http://is.gd/9RhuG
- CT parents/advocates we need help to prevent changing Burden of Proof for #specialed Due Process Hearings http://is.gd/9RhuG
- Feb's guest blog on #specialed Transition svcs by @matthewATlaw http://is.gd/97H1F
- @sarahunsicker I sure will! I'm doing some preconference training on Due Process Hearings and will be presenting Sat also...email me?
- Fed judge issues TRO against PA school district re: spying on families via laptops http://is.gd/8Yoe0
- Frightening: FBI investigates PA schools spying on kids; huge implications for kids who get laptops as part of IEP http://is.gd/8LL4z
- Interesting survey re: #autism and the role of grandparents http://is.gd/8LGGE
- Even this old dog can learn new tricks: my latest #specialed tip for IEP Team meetings http://is.gd/8H5D9
“IEP Direct Won’t Let Us Do That”
As a parents’ special education attorney in Connecticut, I hear outrageous statements that parents are told by their school districts on an almost daily basis. But, sometimes, I am told something that passes the realm of outrageous, and crosses into ridiculous.
Such statements mislead or misrepresent the school’s legal obligations, and always in a way that [...]