How is it that, in disputes between parents and school districts, whenever an IEP Team Member starts to align their recommendations with the parents’ position, they suddenly stop getting invited to that child’s IEP Meetings? In my Connecticut special education law practice, I see this all the time.
Example 1: the parents believe that their child [...]
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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
“We Noticed He Didn’t Meet Any of His Goals, so…”
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 [...]