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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 →
“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 →
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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 →
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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 →
“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 →
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 →
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 →
December 2017: Department Issues New Q&A on Free Appropriate Public Education following Supreme Court Decision. The U.S. Department of Education released a question-and-answer document supporting the unanimous March 2017 U.S. Continue Reading →