Special Education Law and Advocacy
Article on the wrong way and right way to evaluate a child for a disability is available on Special-Ism.com website at this URL: http://special-ism.com/evaluating-a-child-for-disability-the-wrong-way-and-the-right-way/
I did a seminar recently. My seminar was on what to expect at an IEP/504 meeting. Here are some of the comments I heard from parents spoken to them by school districts: “We are at our quota of eligible disabled students already. We can’t have more.” “Evaluations must be done in the summer time.” “Your […]
On January 6, 2011, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law one of the toughest anti-bullying civil rights laws in the United States. Ā As with most laws, the creation of the law was the easy part. Ā The difficult part is the enforcement. Ā Most states have anti-bullying laws (some, like New Jersey apply to cyberbullying) […]
Iām shocked. It takes a lot to shock me these days, but I am admittedly shocked. My alarm has been set off by numerous recent studies into the ācauseā of Autism. Iām not alarmed purely because of the research, but rather what it may implicate and the resulting frightening thoughts of how we, as a […]
There is a bad reputation out there for special education lawyers, advocates and parents of special education kids. Ā The reputation is that we hate all school teachers and those who work in the schools and we are simply out for vengeance. I’m going to focus this post on the misrepresentation that I must hate teachers […]
There have been many recent, well-publicized incidents of teachers and school staff doing horrible things to kids – and not just any kids, special needs kids.Ā Here are just a few examples: In Cherry Hill, NJ, a dad of a special needs child wired his kid for sound and audio recorded verbal abuse by the […]
For those of you who are new to education law or are in a battle with your school district to make sure your disabled student is getting a “Free Appropriate Public Education”, you may have heard the term “FERPA” or been told to send a “FERPA letter“.Ā And you’re probably wondering “What the heck is […]
Evaluations of your disabled child are critical to your child’s success in school and life.Ā If done properly, they can provide insights into services, therapies and accommodations that your child needs to access a “free appropriate public education” or FAPE.Ā But if not done properly, it can prevent your child from ever getting a proper […]
You remember at the dinner table (perhaps most notably the Thanksgiving Dinner table) when you would ask someone to pass something along?Ā Maybe it was the stuffing bowl; maybe it was the cranberry sauce; maybe it was the dinner rolls; or maybe it was the fruit cake (OK, I know it wasn’t the fruit cake […]
Many clients come to me with vindication on their minds.Ā They feel they have been wronged and want to inflict pain on whomever did the wrong.Ā They want revenge.Ā This is especially true in the field of special education law.Ā They want to “get back” at the school district that they felt is interfering with […]
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