The School Wants to Replace My Son’s IEP with RTI
My 6 year old son has had an IEP since last year. Now the school wants to meet for an RTI. Is this correct – or should we be meeting Continue Reading →
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W & M Law Institute of Special Education Advocacy 2016
Welcome Class of 2016 to the sixth annual Institute of Special Education Advocacy at the William and Mary Law School. 55 attendees, accepted through an application process, met for the Continue Reading →
How Much Do You Know about Writing Effective Letters?
Summer School Short Course Assignment #1: QUIZ Directions: Type the number of the question and your answer (TRUE or FALSE) in the message box below. How much do you know Continue Reading →
Great Case from the 9th Circuit (May 13, 2016)
CA Department of Health Care Services sues the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) in a special education due process hearing. May 13, 2016 decision from Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Continue Reading →
Can the School Exclude Related Service Providers from IEP Meetings?
Related service providers should be included on the child’s team when a particular related service will be discussed. These providers have valuable input about the child’s needs, services required, and Continue Reading →
Can a Parent Request an IEE in an Area Not Assessed Previously?
My son’s school district agreed to an IEE but they are trying to limit the area of assessment. There are areas that I disagree with. There are also areas that Continue Reading →
Reminder! Wrightslaw Boot Camp Coming to Tucson, AZ on August 18-19, 2016!
The Southern Arizona Network for Down Syndrome and the Autism Society of Southern Arizona welcomes Pete and Pam Wright to Tucson, AZ on August 18-19, 2016. In Wrightslaw Two Day Continue Reading →
Quiz: How Much Recess Does Your Child Get Each Day?
Do you think kids should get more recess at school? Want kids to listen more, fidget less? Today Parents featured the Eagle Mountain Elementary School in Ft. Worth, Texas, that Continue Reading →
Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Fry v. Napoleon Comm. School et. al
Update: On February 22, 2017, the United States Supreme Court vacated and remanded the Sixth Circuit’s Decision in Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools, framing new standards and limits to the Continue Reading →
Taking Away Recess as Punishment – Does it Help?
“77 percent of school principals report that they withhold recess as punishment, even as they simultaneously sing the praises of recess as a factor in academic, cognitive, and social development. Continue Reading →
