The Wrightslaw Way

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, [...]

Judge Orders Search for MPS Students in Need of Special Education
On June 21, 2009 the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported: “A federal judge has ordered Milwaukee Public Schools to launch a wide search for students who didn’t get special education services they should have gotten between 2000 and 2005 and to figure out [...]

VA Parents: Remind Governor Kaine that parents aren’t asking for more or new rights but only that existing rights and protections not be taken away.
Please ask the Governor to return the regulations back to VDOE and to reinstate all current rights and protections that have been eliminated from the regs. Here’s how…

If a parent won’t sign an IEP, does the school system have the right and ability to sue the parent on behalf of the student? In the eyes of the system, the student would not be receiving FAPE.
Does the judge ever go against the wishes of a parent?
Yes, this does happen. It’s often called [...]

Kids rely on their parents, family members, friends, child advocates, to speak on their behalf.
We are asking you to step up to the plate on Tuesday, May 6 by calling your Congressional Representatives (202-224-3121) (TTY 202-225-1904) and asking them to co-sponsor H.R. 4188, the IDEA Fairness Restoration Act (H.R. 4188).
The IDEA Fairness Restoration Act allows [...]

I just returned from Livonia, Michigan (Detroit area) after presenting a Special Education Law and Advocacy training program. What a great conference! I wanted to say a special thanks to Steve and Staci Bockmann for all of their efforts to make the conference such a success.

In February 2008, Steve and Staci of The [...]

Virginia Department of Education published their new proposed Special Education Regulations (8VAC20-80/81) in The Virginia Register of Regulations (Volume 24, Issue 17) on April 28, 2008.
VDOE proposes to eliminate parental consent in some cases, and further erode parental rights. Other proposed changes will affect procedural safeguards, eligibility criteria, definition of developmental disabilities, and accountability.
It’s time [...]

Is your school district or the IEP team quoting policy or regulation that you’ve never heard of before or don’t understand? Actually, here are several that I’d like to see myself.
1. I just came from an IEP meeting for my nephew who is also dyslexic. To my great surprise I was just informed [...]