This month’s update features a single recent court decision because it addresses a wide variety of IDEA issues (e.g., child find, FAPE, and compensatory education) and is illustrative of the time-consuming and non-nuanced approach of our congested and generalist courts. Download the update and read more.
Tag: child find
May 2026 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent decisions that both illustrate students’ mental health challenges as well as related dual claims under the IDEA and Section 504. 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.
May 2025 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions that cumulatively illustrate child find and what may be considered “partial child find,” with secondary attention to bullying and the statute of limitations, under the IDEA. Download the update and read more.
December 2024 Legal Update
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.
Perry A. Zirkel 