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District Deletes Emergency Evacuation Plan from IEPs

Posted on 10/18/2018 by Wrightslaw — 1 Comment ↓

I have a question regarding the HB Bill 1061. I am a Physical Therapist providing services in a school district in Pennsylvania. I have been including individualized, comprehensive emergency evacuation Continue Reading →

Posted in IEPs | Tagged Emergency Evacuation Planning, Medical Management Plans | 1 Comment ↓

I’m a teacher, and I know IEPs aren’t being followed. What do I do?

Posted on 10/11/2018 by Pam Wright — 171 Comments ↓

“I am a teacher in — and I know that IEPs are not being followed…What do I do? I have already talked to people in the school system. I want Continue Reading →

Posted in Advocacy, IEPs, Legal Decisions | Tagged Documentation, IEPs, Legal Decisions | 171 Comments ↓

Do I Need an Advocate?

Posted on 10/04/2018 by Wrightslaw — 2 Comments ↓

My daughter is a 5th grader, reading at the 2nd grade level. The school has finally agreed to test her for services, but said we had to sign some kind Continue Reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Parent Rights & Responsibilities, Tests & Assessments | Tagged Evaluations, Parent advocacy, Reading, Wrightslaw Understanding Your Child's Test Scores, Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy | 2 Comments ↓

Avoiding Mistakes: Back to School Series 2018

Posted on 09/27/2018 by Wrightslaw — Leave a reply

Are you remembering the frustrations, disappointments, and mistakes made during the previous school year? Missteps getting you down? Everyone makes mistakes. parents independent experts advocates evaluators school districts But, the Continue Reading →

Posted in Advocacy | Tagged Advocacy, Mistakes People Make, Parent-school Relationships, Wrightslaw Back to School Series | Leave a reply

Limited Space Available! Wrightslaw Training in San Jose, CA!

Posted on 09/21/2018 by Wrightslaw — Leave a reply

Limited Space Available! Register Today! Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw training program featuring Pete Wright, Esq., is being sponsored by Parents Helping Parents The training takes Continue Reading →

Posted in Conferences, Training | Tagged Advocacy, IDEA 2004, IEPs, Special Education Law, special education training | Leave a reply

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Posted on 09/17/2018 by Wrightslaw — Leave a reply

Price reduced due to a large donation to the sponsors, Decoding Dyslexia, Minnesota! Register Today! Early Bird registrants will receive emailed pdf copies of Wrightslaw Special Education Law, 2nd Ed. Continue Reading →

Posted in Conferences, Training | Tagged Advocacy, Conference, Parent advocacy, Special Education Law, special education training | Leave a reply

If You Have a Dispute, Litigation is the Last Resort

Posted on 09/14/2018 by Wrightslaw — 24 Comments ↓

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 →

Posted in Advocacy, Attorneys, Due Process, Eligibility, Legal News, Special Ed Law, Strategies | Tagged Advocates, Attorneys, due process, Inclusion, Litigation | 24 Comments ↓

Child Find in the Original IDEA

Posted on 08/30/2018 by Pete Wright — Leave a reply

Has “child find” been part of the federal special ed law since the original, in 1975? Yes. 1. Download the original Public Law 94-142, passed by Congress in 1975. http://uscode.house.gov/statutes/pl/94/142.pdf Continue Reading →

Posted in Child Find, IDEA 2004 | Tagged Child Find, Evaluations, Response to Intervention, RTI | Leave a reply

Parents Are Not Members of the IEP Team … Say What!?

Posted on 08/28/2018 by Wrightslaw — 87 Comments ↓

“I’m a special education teacher. At a recent meeting, our sped director told us that ‘parents are not a part of the IEP Team.’ The director said we must have Continue Reading →

Posted in IEPs, Special Ed Law, Strategies | Tagged IEP Team, IEPs, Ms Manners, Parent Rights, Special Ed, Special Education Regulations, Strategies | 87 Comments ↓

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