Special Education Law and Advocacy
Chris: In my area most schools use some sort of “model”, “methodology” or “system” (usually purchased from a publishing company or downloaded directly from the state, itself). The schools claim Continue Reading →
Mark: Our Autistic Daughter has long history of running/escape. There was a substitute one-on-one aide with her the day of incident. The substitute aide was not able to “catch” her-Daughter Continue Reading →
Denny: Student that is in a functional setting all day and has bus services due to his disability is reduced to 1/2 day due to behaviors. Is the district required Continue Reading →
Chris: Is there a regulation about # of days before a re-eval meeting District needs to provide copy of evaluation report to parents so they can participate in a fully Continue Reading →
Cathy: My daughter’s new school says an IQ test is required by law and if they don’t administer one they cannot modify her general ed curriculum anymore. My daughter is Continue Reading →
Laura: I have joint legal custody with my ex. Recently we haven’t agreed on the placement of our 2nd grade daughter. She was in SDC until this year when she Continue Reading →
Jenine: My son is a motor impaired child (classified OHI) receives OT and PT services as well as Vision consult this year. The OT and PT are contracted through the Continue Reading →
Tricia: Do you have to wait for annual meeting to make changes to your child’s IEP? Also is it not allowed to put into the IEP where your child will Continue Reading →
Sherry: Our district only allows academic goals, not ‘functional or ADL goals’, even if they are called for. What does the law say, and where?
Lulu: Can I choose Independent Educational Consultatn? 3.5 years old with ASD, got rejected with IEP (MA district). The district conducted eval on Speech, OT, Behavior observation and Developmental. IEE Continue Reading →
