Special Education Law and Advocacy
I filed a complaint with my state department of education. The school claimed that the Behavior Intervention Plan was not valid because they had not attached the BIP to my Continue Reading →
IDEA outlines procedural safeguards to protect children and allow their parents to be equal participants. The problem is little or no enforcement of the IDEA. This has allowed school district Continue Reading →
IDEA 2004 requires state departments of education to develop systems to provide information about their state complaint procedures to resolve parent-school complaints. Be careful when you use your state complaint Continue Reading →
I filed a state complaint for non-compliance with the IEP. My son’s teacher and aide are not familiar with autism. He sits in the corner of the room and does Continue Reading →
From Jim Comstock-Galagan Using State Administrative Complaint Provisions under IDEA to Create Systemic Change Jim shares regulatory requirements for state complaints, resources and references, and effective strategies to use when Continue Reading →
Upset with the IEP process? Concerned about the constant chaos at IEP meetings? Have trouble maintaining control in your dealings with the school? Turn that “chronic complainer” label around. Kill Continue Reading →
My child has reading, speech and OT in her IEP. How many times a month are the therapist’s “allowed” to miss a session? There is nothing in IDEA or the Continue Reading →
Today, I answered another HELP!!!! email from a parent who requested a due process hearing and doesn’t know what to do next. Yesterday, I answered an email from a parent Continue Reading →
On Thursday, September 18, Pete and Pam presented a special education law and advocacy training program in Chapel Hill, NC. After checking in, we picked up an email from an Continue Reading →