A Pediatrician Has Questions about Special Ed – Can You Help?

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Help a pediatrician answer questions he gets about special education – and get the scoop about the rights of students with disabilities in charter schools under IDEA and Section 504! Continue Reading →

Special Offer! Wrightslaw Special Education Law, 3rd Edition

Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 3rd Edition

Wrightslaw Special Education Law expanded to include Section 504, ADA, IDEA, and other special education laws. Continue Reading →

Special Offer! Save $10 on New Wrightslaw Special Education Law Book

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Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 3rd Edition

The special education laws are confusing to parents, school personnel, related service providers, and many advocates and attorneys. Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 3rd Edition provides a clear roadmap to these Continue Reading →

Pete and Pam Wright Answer Questions about Compensatory Education, IEPs and IEP Meetings in New Webinar

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In May 2020, Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge invited four special education attorneys to a webinar for parents,  “Special Education in the COVID-19 Quarantine.” The attorneys, Pete Wright, Jack Robinson, Piper Paul, Continue Reading →

Present Levels in the IEP – Only the School’s Perspective?

Parents talk with psychologist about recent psycho-educational evaluation

The school sent us a “draft” Present Level of Performance for math and told us our feedback was welcome. We wrote our draft and sent it back to the school. Continue Reading →

Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) Time Off for IEP Meetings

On August 8, 2019, Department of Labor (DOL) released an opinion letter on when parents can take Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) time off for IEP meetings. https://www.dol.gov/whd/opinion/FMLA/2019/2019_08_08_2A_FMLA.pdf This Guidance 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 →