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.
Tag: attorneys’ fees
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.
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.
April 2022 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions that respectively address attorneys’ fees for parents and FAPE for students with dyslexia. Download the update and read more.
September 2021 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies recent court decisions illustrating the IDEA issues of “stay-put” and “reverse” attorneys’ fees. Download the update and read more.
February 2020 Legal Update
This month’s update concerns issues that were subject to recent, unpublished federal court decisions of general significance: (a) the appropriateness of a district’s evaluation in the context of the parents’ request for an independent educational evaluation (IEE) at public expense, (b) the reasonableness of attorneys’ fees in liability litigation for alleged public school physical abuse… Continue reading February 2020 Legal Update
December 2019 Legal Update
This month’s update concerns issues that were subject to recent, unpublished federal court decisions of general significance: (a) the continuing issue of the need prong for eligibility under the IDEA, and (b) the occasional issue of “reverse attorneys’ fees,” i.e., where the district rather than the parent is the party seeking payment. Click here to… Continue reading December 2019 Legal Update
August 2019 Legal Update
This month’s update concerns issues that were subject to recent, published federal court decisions and are of general significance: (a) exclusionary discipline of students with disabilities on the basis of school safety, and (b) attorneys’ fees for prevailing parents. Click here to download the update and read more.
July 2019 Legal Update
This month’s update concerns issues that were subject to recent federal appeals court decisions and are of general significance: (a) the application of Endrew F. and PRR, and (b) a surprising and puzzling wrinkle in tuition reimbursement jurisprudence. Click here to download the update and read more.
March 2018 Legal Update
This month's legal alert focuses on two recent cases with costly consequences, one arising from a student’s concussion (Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School District v. Mr. and Mrs. W. (2018)), and the other, the failure to have the IEP ready at the start of the school year (School District of Philadelphia v. Kirsch (2018)). Click here to… Continue reading March 2018 Legal Update
Perry A. Zirkel 