Special Education Law and Advocacy
“My son is 21 and attends a local college. He likes computers but has trouble passing the classes required for computer technology. He gets F’s. He seems depressed and lost. Continue Reading →
Did you know that kids with disabilities who get good grades may be eligible for 504 plans? Yes! The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) restated this fact AGAIN in their Continue Reading →
Students with ADHD and Section 504: A Resource Guide – (07/26/16) U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issues Guidance clarifying the obligation of schools to provide FAPE Continue Reading →
Do you think kids should get more recess at school? Want kids to listen more, fidget less? Today Parents featured the Eagle Mountain Elementary School in Ft. Worth, Texas, that Continue Reading →
The research is clear. “Children need recess, the benefits of which range across developmental domains. Following are just seven reasons why, if we want children to achieve optimal intellectual, social/emotional, Continue Reading →
“77 percent of school principals report that they withhold recess as punishment, even as they simultaneously sing the praises of recess as a factor in academic, cognitive, and social development. Continue Reading →
I am an Intervention teacher in a catholic school. As a catholic school, we are not obligated to do a 504 plan. Where can I get templates to write our Continue Reading →
My sixth grade son, 12, is diagnosed ADHD with anxiety. His current IEP does not include ADHD, only another disability. He has difficulty finishing his homework. The school takes away Continue Reading →
Is is legal to keep a child on a Child Study Intervention Plan for years after the eligibility process? Interesting question from Virginia. Here are the facts we know. Twice-exceptional Continue Reading →
My child entered special ed with autism / ADHD classifications. Now the school wants to remove the primary diagnosis of autism from the IEP – to focus on the ADHD. Continue Reading →