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I am a high school psychologist. What is the law for students who have already been tested 2 times. Colleges and our state Voc/Ed  Services tell me I need to do a WAIS AND achievement testing every three years - no matter what -  even if the student is placed appropriately.
1) When should I do [...]

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Answers more than 200 frequently asked questions & introduces key legal issues
Outlines your rights & responsibilities and explains the law in plain language you can understand
Provides the reference source of information, the law, regulation, [...]

I am a special education teacher. I have some concerns and questions about how students are receiving the mandated special ed services.
1. Is there a legal definition of self-contained classroom setting?
2. What constitutes a change of LRE when there has been no official meeting to place a student in a particular setting?
There is no legal [...]

My child attends school ‘out of district’ because our district had no program for a multiple needs-high needs student. He has one year left of school (age 20).
Now the home school district wants to save money by making a new classroom for this program. My son will need to move and adjust [...]

Do I have a right to observe the class before agreeing (or not agreeing) to a placement for my child? The special ed director said I cannot observe the class because of confidentiality issues with the other children.
Some schools take the position that parents and/or their representatives cannot observe a child in the classroom because [...]

You asked: “Do students need to be out of the resource room by 9th grade in order to go to college?” I’m confused about this question.
A “resource room” is simply a classroom where kids with disabilities get specialized instruction to meet their unique needs, delivered (hopefully) by teachers who are trained in research based methods. [...]