The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is hosting a free webinar, “What’s Happening in Washington: 2021 and Education Policy, Priorities, and People.” The webinar will be conducted by Kuna Tavalin, CEC’s Senior Policy & Advocacy Advisor, on January 27, 2021 from 4:00 to 5:00 PM Eastern Standard time. The webinar […]
In Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that to provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE), school districts must develop individualized education programs (IEPs) that are reasonably calculated to enable a student to make progress appropriate in light of his or her circumstances. To […]
The Progress Center (promotingprogress.org), which is funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in the U.S. Department of Education, is hosting a virtual event for local educators and leaders who are interested in improving outcomes for students with disabilities by moving beyond compliance to develop high-quality educational programming […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Case We Are Watching at SPEDLAWBLOG Z. B. v. DC Board of Education As a service, we at SPEDLAWBLOG will follow all appeals to the US Supreme Court and work to keep our loyal readers up to date on cases that may have major input into special education law […]
New Ruling on FBA’s and IEE’s Second Circuit In the case of D.S. v. Trumbull Board of Education, issued on September 17, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled FBAs are not evaluations or reevaluations within the meaning of the IDEA. This decision is inconsistent with […]
The case of Independent School District v. E.M.D.H. (2020) involved a gifted secondary student, E.M.D.H. (hereinafter E.M.), who had school phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, an obsessive-compulsive disorder, severe depression, attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) disorder, and a panic disorder. In this case, the parents filed for a due process hearing under […]
A special education lawsuit was filed in federal court in New York against every school district and every state department of education in the United States. The suit alleged virtual learning without in-person support denied a FAPE to students with disabilities nationwide. Some school districts across the nation, well outside of […]
The 30th anniversary of the American’s with Disabilities Act is July 26, 2020. The NY Times did a great collection of articles related to this. It is worth your time.
On June 29, 2020, Senators Maggie Hassen (D-NH), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Chris VanHollen (D-MD) introduced the “Supporting Children with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act.” The purpose of the Act is to support one time emergency funding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to support the needs of students […]
Given many states and localities have experienced a significant reduction in tax revenue over the past few months as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many schools are heavily reliant on this revenue for their operating budgets, we can expect less (sometimes significantly less) money for schools during the […]
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