Linked below is a new article, published this week, finding that the judicial rulings on substantive FAPE for the eight full years after Endrew F. (2017) were 79% in favor of school districts and 21% in favor of parents. The results of this analysis further disprove the commentary characterizing Endrew F. as a game-changer in the case law… Continue reading Endrew F., a game-changer?
Category: Monthly Legal Update
January 2026 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions that respectively address whether emails are student records and how student elopement may interact with extended school year (ESY). Download the update and read more.
December 2025 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions that cumulatively revisit the recurring issues of child find, eligibility, substantive FAPE, tuition reimbursement, and IEEs at public expense, with the rising issues of attendance and after-school services. Download the update and read more.
November 2025 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions that illustrate the role of the IDEA and Section 504/ADA in current, broad-based litigation.  Download the update and read more.
October 2025 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions that illustrate the challenges of determining and remedying denial-of-FAPE claims for students with complex and severe behavioral issues. Download the update and read more.
September 2025 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions that respectively illustrate specialized ADA and IDEA issues. Download the update and read more.
August 2025 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions that illustrate the continuing evolution of IDEA claims for FAPE and corollary remedies. Download the update and read more.
July 2025 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions that illustrate the continuing limits of the IDEA in response to extremely challenging behaviors by parent advocates and eligible students, respectively. Download the update and read more.
Immediate Impressions of The Supreme Court’s Decision in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools
Yesterday, in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, the Supreme Court issued a decision specific to students with disabilities. Click here for my immediate impressions of the decision specific to its specific scope and illustrative implications.
June 2025 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions that respectively illustrate the continuation of the emergence of dyslexia in litigation under the IDEA and the long line of lawsuits asserting liability of state education agencies, here via the ADA in tandem with the IDEA and Section 504. Download the update and read more.
Perry A. Zirkel 