children with disabilities

Compliance with the IDEA does not always equal compliance...

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     In K.M. by Bright v. Tustin Unified Sch. Dist., 113 LRP 3187 (9th Cir. 08/06/13), the 9th Circuit of Appeals determined that...

Charter School should have acted proactively to evaluate...

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     The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) determined that a Charter School in Colorado should have noticed when a student with...

Parents Right to Participate in IEP Meeting Trumps Annual...

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A child’s individualized educational program (IEP) must be reviewed annually. It is good that the IDEA requires at least an...

Justice Department Determines Private School Voucher...

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     Last week the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a letter to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI)...

School District Erroneously Requires Parent to Provide...

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In South Monterey County (CA) Joint Union High School District 112 LRP 28705 (OCR 2012), the Office for Civil Rights (OCR)...

In Reviewing MDR Decisions, Hearing Officers May Consider...

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Students with disabilities, like all students, may be disciplined for violating the school's code of conduct.

Change in Location Can Be A Change in Placement

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     Some school districts and their counsel assert that, under the IDEA, a change in location of service delivery is not a...

18 Days of Early Dismissals Constitute a Pattern Requiring...

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In South Bronx (NY) Classical Charter School, 59 IDELR 231 (OCR 2012) the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) determined that the...

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