This month’s update identifies recent court decisions that illustrate issues arising from teacher advocacy and focusing on student FAPE, respectively. Download the update and read more.
Category: Monthly Legal Update
November 2023 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies recent court decisions that illustrate the issues of eligibility, FAPE, and hearing officer remedial authority. Download the update and read more.
October 2023 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies a pair of recent court decisions that address behavior-modification issues. Download the update and read more.
September 2023 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies a pair of recent court decisions that illustrate differences in adjudication of IDEA eligibility and related issues. Download the update and read more.
August 2023 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies a pair of recent court decisions that illustrate varied IDEA issues arising from, but not at all exclusive to, safety concerns. Download the update and read more.
July 2023 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies a pair of recent court decisions that illustrate unusual issues that arise in school districts’ implementation of their IDEA obligations. Download the update and read more.
June 2023 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies a pair of recent court decisions that illustrate the continuing diversity of judicial rulings with regard to the IDEA’s overlapping issues of child find and FAPE. Download the update and read more.
May 2023 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies a pair of recent court decisions that illustrate the increasing, although here inconclusive, use of § 504/ADA as an addition or alternative to the IDEA. Download the update and read more.
April 2023 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies a pair of recent court decisions that illustrate differing adjudicative systems and approaches for FAPE and related issues. Download the update and read more.
The Latest Supreme Court “Special Education” Decision: Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools
The Supreme Court issued its latest decision within the K–12 context of the IDEA and Sec. 504/ADA on March 21, 2023. Several misunderstandings arose as to the legal meaning and practical effects of the decision. Download and read my impartial interpretation. Also this week, the latest article, "How Good Must a 504 Plan Be to… Continue reading The Latest Supreme Court “Special Education” Decision: Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools
Perry A. Zirkel 