The Wrightslaw Way

Must mediation take place first – before a parent files a State Complaint? I live in Wyoming. The specifics and mechanics of mediation vary from state to state. In many states, the regulations permit mediation prior to filing either a complaint or a request for a due process hearing. You need to find and research your […]

Last week, the IDEA Fairness Restoration Act was introduced in Congress to allow parents to recover expert witness fees when they prevail in due process hearings and court actions under the IDEA. This bill will overturn the Supreme Court decision in Arlington Central School District v. Murphy that ruled that parents could not recover such […]

The implementing federal special education regulations for IDEA 2004 became effective in October 2006. Additional regulations were published in December 2008. In June 2009, OSEP published a revised series of question and answer (Q&A) documents prepared by OSERS to address some of the most important issues raised by requests for clarification on a variety of […]