Special Education Law and Advocacy
There is a bad reputation out there for special education lawyers, advocates and parents of special education kids. 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 […]
I’ve had a lot of people ask me lately if I provide free legal services or if I can take their case for free. The answers are: (1) Yes, I do pro bono (free legal) work through South Jersey Legal Services (www.lsnj.org/sjls); and (2) No, if you can afford a mechanic, HVAC repairman or doctor, […]
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. 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“. 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. 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. 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? 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. They feel they have been wronged and want to inflict pain on whomever did the wrong. They want revenge. This is especially true in the field of special education law. They want to “get back” at the school district that they felt is interfering with […]
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 […]
[Appeared previously on Special Education Advisor blog] Probably the most frustrating part of being the parent of a child with a different ability[1] is the response from the very organization you hoped you could trust the most to do right by your child – your school district. After all, teachers and administrators are trained to […]
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