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Monthly Legal Update

December 2024 Legal Update

December 3, 2024 pzirkel

This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions that respectively revisit the issues of identification (child find and eligibility) and FAPE (procedural and substantive) in varying fact patterns.    Download the update and read more.

Tagged child find, FAPE, IDEA eligibility, tuition reimbursement
Monthly Legal Update

November 2024 Legal Update

October 30, 2024October 31, 2024 pzirkel

This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions that respectively illustrate the need prong for IDEA eligibility and the staffing shortage in special education.   Download the update and read more.

Tagged compensatory education, dyslexia, failure to implement (FTI), FAPE, IDEA eligibility, judicial deference, learning disabilities: identification
Monthly Legal Update

October 2024 Legal Update

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 pzirkel

This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions that respectively illustrate the scope under the IDEA of “regular high school diplomas” and “transportation services.” Download the update and read more.

Tagged ESSA (including predecessor, NCLB), FAPE, IDEA related services
Monthly Legal Update

September 2024 Legal Update

September 2, 2024September 3, 2024 pzirkel

This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions that respectively illustrate the nuances for, and high stakes of, tuition reimbursement cases for increasingly severe behavioral issues. Download the update and read more.

Tagged autism, Endrew F., FAPE, IDEA evaluation, residential placement: mental health, tuition reimbursement
Monthly Legal Update

August 2024 Legal Update

August 5, 2024 pzirkel

This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions that respectively illustrate different specialized aspects of the IDEA—state policy documents and manifestation determinations. Download the update and read more.

Tagged discipline, FAPE, FBA-BIP, judicial deference

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