Special Education Law and Advocacy
Maryann: I live in Pennsylvania. My son was away in Florida for a year in a traumatic situation. When he returned, I registered him In local public school and principal Continue Reading →
Angela: I have a student who received a diagnosis of dyslexia over winter break and upon returning to school her mother said she would be absent for half the school Continue Reading →
Noko: My school SpecEd Dept refuses to detail the nature of Special Services being provided to help my child reach goals, saying they are prohibited from doing so — for Continue Reading →
Lisa: My son was denied an IEP and 504 plan even though he was medically diagnosed with ADHD and falls into the performance deficit model due to high IQ and Continue Reading →
Barbara: My daughter was diagnosed with Leukemia on her 6th birthday, fought for 2.6 years, went into remission for 10 months, then relapsed and eventually needed a bone marrow transplant. Continue Reading →
Leon: I would like my daughter to be transferred from special ed class to a regular class. She is in 6th grade right now. She graduated 5th grade and was Continue Reading →
Marybeth: My daughter is 15 and in 10th Grade in NJ. She has missed about 25 days due to illness. Most of the days are due to vomiting, diarrhea and Continue Reading →
Carolina: Daughter has an IEP for SLD (Dyslexia). We just moved toTexas and the first call I received from the diagnostician was already bringing up red flags. She spoke about Continue Reading →
Sarah: We are having an issue with admin forbidding paraprofessionals from attending meetings. Is there a law that says we can invite them and have them participate? Thank you
William: I have asked numerous times for progress data on services delivered by the SLP only to hear she’s making progress. It even goes to accusing me of targeting the Continue Reading →
