Certificate Instead of a HS Diploma? No Way!
My son is in his senior year and has ADHD. He has an IEP. If he can’t pass the competency test, the school will give him a certificate, not a Continue Reading →
Category Archives: FAPE
Why You Need to Begin Transition Planning Early
“My child is 14. When I requested a transition plan and transition services, the IEP team said they don’t have to provide transition services until he is 16. Is this Continue Reading →
Who’s “Entitled” to Services, Without “Wasting” Time and Money?
How does an IEP team determine if a special needs student is entitled to services such as Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy? Is the school team allowed to say that Continue Reading →
Coming Soon! Special Education Legal Developments & Cases 2018
Now available for Immediate Download in the Wrightslaw Store. Wrightslaw: Special Education Legal Developments and Cases 2018 by Peter W.D. Wright and Pamela Darr Wright (ISBN 978-1-892320-47-6, 146 pages). $19.95 Continue Reading →
Summer’s Over – and our ESY Services Never Happened!
ESY services are different from summer school, summer remedial classes, and summer enrichment programs. Be prepared – this problem is not unusual! Don’t let “never happened” impact your child’s ESY. Continue Reading →
Save on the Wrightslaw Bundle!
Can’t decide on what Wrightslaw book to order? The Wrightslaw Bundle will take care of that! Save $15.56! Order the Wrightslaw Bundle for $62.24 (that’s a 20% discount!) Includes: Wrightslaw: Continue Reading →
Fighting for Marisa: The Legal Battle over Where She Should Go to School
The Virginia Beach school district is once again suing for due process to get Marisa Norman back into public school. “After winning a four-year battle, Navy Capt. Cassidy Norman and Continue Reading →
Endrew F. Strikes Again! News from the 2e Newsletter
“Education consultant Rich Weinfeld served as the expert witness for a 2e student in a case involving the appropriateness of the student’s IEP and whether the local school district should Continue Reading →
TEA Special Education Improvement Plan and Corrective Action Response
Update: March 19, 2018 from the Texas Tribune. “The TEA released the 42-page draft strategic plan Monday, a couple of months after a 15-month federal investigation concluded Texas had not Continue Reading →
TEA Violated Federal Laws – Corrective Action Ordered!
In 2016, investigative reporter Brian Rosenthal broke a story in Texas and wrote a series of articles for the Houston Chronicle that rocked the world of special education far beyond Continue Reading →