Special Education Law and Advocacy
Registration Deadline Extended to January 15, 2023! Don’t Miss Out on this Opportunity! The St. Mary’s University School of Law is presenting the Special Education Advocacy Summit (SEAS), a two Continue Reading →
The school won’t allow my child to receive direct instruction from a reading specialist. Continue Reading →
When is an IEP meeting too short? Can an IEP team review and revise a child’s IEP in 25-30 minutes?
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All important decisions about your child’s education – eligibility, special education, and related services in your child’s IEP, educational progress, compensatory education (or “recovery services”) – are based on test Continue Reading →
The Guidance Counselor ignored our parental consent form and conducted tests on our daughter against our written instructions, even though she signed the form acknowledging our wishes and concerns. Our Continue Reading →
Does a teacher or service provider have the right to refuse to be recorded during an IEP meeting? Is there caselaw or code that deals with this? An IEP meeting Continue Reading →
Spring 2019: Thanks to one of our readers who emails a reminder – The school system I work for is changing to a computerized version of the IEP. The Continue Reading →
“My 11 year-old daughter is blind and language impaired. She has been in a public school for the blind. As part of her triennial re-evaluation, the team insists on doing Continue Reading →
I just found out there was a Wrightslaw Conference in my area last month. I missed it! How can I be contacted when you all have the next event in Continue Reading →
We requested that our son be put in an inclusion classroom at his home school. The school denied our request. We don’t have an attorney. What can we do? Should Continue Reading →