Special Education is a Hostage Crisis – Claudia McCulloch, Ph.D. [Guest Blog Post]

schoolkidslawyer February 12, 2020 12 Comments

Dedication: I dedicate this article to a truly inspiring child advocate and professor, the late Irwin Hyman, Ed.D., who fostered my education throughout my time at Temple University. He was a man of brilliance, boundless energy, and intense devotion to the well-being of children. He had a vision of change and helped his students to […]

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Why Special Education Due Process Cases Are NOT Full-Blown Lawsuits

schoolkidslawyer July 31, 2018 0 Comments

School board attorneys have managed to turn special education due process hearings into all-out, scorched Earth lawsuits, as if it was Microsoft vs. IBM.  In fact, they have convinced administrative hearing officers and judges that this is the way it should be. But Due Process cases are not supposed to be full-blown litigation.  Here are […]

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Public Schools Have Made Your Child the Enemy and You, the Taxpayer, Are Funding Their Battle – Part II (A Case Study)

schoolkidslawyer April 19, 2018 0 Comments

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 […]

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Public Schools Have Made Your Child the Enemy and You, the Taxpayer, Are Funding Their Battle

schoolkidslawyer January 16, 2018 43 Comments

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, […]

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