Month: November 2020

By David Bateman on November 29, 2020 ( Leave a comment )

There Was No Signing Ceremony

November 29, 2020 marks the 45th Anniversary of the signing of PL 94-142, the now titled Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or IDEA. Many do not remember 45 years ago, so therefore we here at SpedLawBlog would like to share some memories and reminders of what life was like prior […]

By Mitchell Yell on November 21, 2020 ( Leave a comment )

Hernandez v. Grisham (2020), FAPE, & COVID-19

On October 14, 2020 the United States District Court in New Mexico issued a ruling in the case of Hernandez v. Grisham. One of the issues the court addressed was the provision of a FAPE during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the plaintiffs in the case, Shannon Woodworth, had a […]