Parent Request: “No Restraint”
Does the school system need parental consent to restrain a student with autism? He has never had to be restrained before. He does not communicate well, but he is not Continue Reading →
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How Safe Is The Schoolhouse?
Updated March 2015! How Safe Is The Schoolhouse? An Analysis of State Seclusion and Restraint Laws and Policies by Jessica Butler. The report examines state restraint and seclusion statutes, regulations, Continue Reading →
Oh No! What Did I Sign?
I signed the attendance sheet at my IEP meeting. Does that mean I agreed to what was said in the meeting? At the meeting, the school agreed to Orton-Gillingham, but Continue Reading →
Reminder – Wrightslaw Training at the JFK Airport Hilton on May 14, 2015!
Don’t Miss Out! This one-day Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training will take place at the JFK Airport Hilton on May 14, 2015. Join Pete Wright, Esq. and sponsors, Continue Reading →
Reminder – Wrightslaw Training Coming to Clinton, MD on April 23, 2015
Don’t Miss Out and Register Today! The Colony South Hotel & Conference Center is the setting for this one-day Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training in Clinton, MD. Loud Continue Reading →
Can Our Advocate Observe My Son in Class?
Can our advocate observe my son in the classroom? The school denied my request and said, “only the parent can observe.” Members of the IEP Team The parents and school Continue Reading →
Reminder! Wrightslaw Two Day Boot Camp Coming to South Charleston, WV!
Holiday Inn and Suites Charleston West is the setting for this Two Day Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Boot Camp. Join sponsors, West Virginia Advocates, Inc., Pam Wright and Continue Reading →
Does the Team Write Goals for Parents in the IEP?
The school listed this goal/objective in my son’s IEP. “Objective: The parent will direct all communication to the Principal. Parent is not allowed to call or talk to the special Continue Reading →
Wrightslaw Training In Columbus, Ohio on Sunday, July 3, 2016!
This Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw training program featuring Pete Wright, Esq., is being sponsored by the Williams Syndrome Association. The Wrightslaw training is the Pre-Convention Continue Reading →
Are We Closing the Discipline Gap?
A new report published in February 2015 by the Civil Rights Project UCLA documents “gross disparities in the use of out-of-school suspension experienced by students with disabilities” and other subgroups. Continue Reading →
