Special Education Law and Advocacy
MM: Looking for either clarification or guidance to areas of the law(s) governing the child study team (likely IEP) meeting following an IEE. In particular, can the team meet without Continue Reading →
Gretchen: My son is in the 6th grade and has a 504. His plan review date is coming up and I have not heard from the 504 coordinator for his Continue Reading →
Miranda: I received a note saying my child qualifies for ESY, and if I filled out the ESY Emergency Contact Form, the teacher would amend the IEP. As I understand Continue Reading →
Ralph: How long after you request a reevaluation must the school conduct the reevaluation? My son is in the CD (Communication Disorder) self contained class and also has other items Continue Reading →
Nikki: When there are a group of identified students in a self contained classroom and each have an individual paraprofessional written into their IEP, are those students allowed to share Continue Reading →
James: My daughter 3 years ago scored IQ of 109 on the WISC IV and qualified for a IEP in passage comprehension. She only had the 22 point discrepancy in Continue Reading →
Stacey: If a child’s disability is in reading and the school district has a reading specialist. Can the parent request a pre and post reading assessment?
Heather: My son (3rd grader) failed for the quarter, even though the school acknowledged that they were out of compliance and not following his IEP in all classes for five Continue Reading →
Monica: Are public schools obligated to provide services to new coming students who need more services? We are getting new student enrolled in our school. We had a parent come Continue Reading →
Taya: My son is totally normal, never was diagnosed with anything, but he gets distracted very easy during the class. So the school was on me for few years to Continue Reading →
