Special Education Law and Advocacy
Filed today is a Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking the Justices take up a case involving burden of proof in a special education case when a school district or public agency seeks to change the placement of a child with a disability. The question presented is: Under the Individuals […]
Here are my thoughts and observations about what is wrong with our public education system today: 1. Too much is spent on school administrators and not enough is spent on teachers 2. Too much is spent on extracurricular activies, particularly sports, and not enough is spent on arts, music, home economics, and trade (auto shop, […]
Well, well, well. Seems that someone is taking notice that the NJDOE has been noncompliant with IDEA’s 45 Day Rule (which we’ve written about extensively in the past): Why Special Education Due Process Cases Are NOT Full-Blown Lawsuits SKL’s 45 Day Rule Class Action The 45 Day Rule On May 6, 2019, the US Department […]
An Open Letter to the Williamson County (TN) School Board and Williamson County (TN) Commission from a Concerned Parent . . . [Reprinted with permission. Names withheld to protect the identity of the child.] Dear County Commissioners and School Board Members, I am writing regarding a resolution that both the Williamson County School Board […]
You pay federal taxes. You have schools in your town. Those schools have special education programs. If you’re reading this blog, you’re probably a parent of a child with special needs. Well, guess what? If you have a dispute with your school about your child’s IEP or otherwise not meeting your child’s special education needs, […]
There has been a rush to judgment lately, by those without disabled children and those without children at all, that the increase in costs for special education is the fault of the parents of disabled children demanding too many services for their children. Aside from the natural anger towards the attitude that disabled children don’t […]
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