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Adverse Consequences of NOT Knowing the Law

02/02/12
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The results of an independent evaluation show that our son had dyslexia and dysgraphia.  We asked the district to evaluate our son as well, and they refused.  We left the district for a private placement, never having an evaluation done.  Is there no law a district must follow about an outside, independent evaluation? I guess […]

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IDEA 2004 and Private Schools

02/25/10
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I work at a small private school and two of our students have a current IEP.  The staff was told that because we are a private school, we are not obligated to service the IEP. This doesn’t sound right, is it correct? It depends. IDEA 2004 does not apply to private schools. Private schools are […]

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