This month’s update concerns issues that were subject to recent court decisions of general significance: (a) transportation under a state open enrollment law, and (b) compensatory education and other relief from stay-put violation. Click here to download the update and read more.
Category: Monthly Legal Update
July 2020 Legal Update
This month’s update concerns issues that were subject to recent court decisions of general significance: (a) child find, evaluation, eligibility, and remedies for a child with excessive absenteeism, and (b) transfer of rights upon reaching the age of majority. Click here to download the update and read more.
COVID-19 (IDEA and § 504) Case Law: Limited Beginnings and Potential Analogies
June 30, 2020 The primary two-part question arising under the IDEA and Section 504 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic are (a) has the district denied FAPE to the eligible child and, if so, (b) what is the resulting relief, typically but not exclusively in the form of compensatory education? Beyond the collective policy… Continue reading COVID-19 (IDEA and § 504) Case Law: Limited Beginnings and Potential Analogies
June 2020 Legal Update
This month’s update concerns two issues that were subject to recent court decisions of general significance: (a) FAPE in a dyslexia methodology case, and (b) parents who proceed in due process hearings without an attorney. Click here to download the update and read more.
May 2020 Legal Update
This month’s update concerns two issues that were subject to recent court decisions of general significance: (a) the school district of residence’s IDEA obligations to students in private schools, and (b) liability for defamation arising from the special education context. Click here to download the update and read more.
Perry A. Zirkel 