This month’s update identifies two court decisions that address current issues, including school district mask mandates and special education teachers’ lack of regular certification. Download the update and read more.
Tag: COVID-19
COVID-19 Guidance and Case Law: Fall Update
November 10, 2021 Now that most schools have resumed full in-person instruction, the frequency and outcomes of COVID-19 legal issues are becoming clearer. This latest summary provides an update since this past summer’s Special Supplement 9. As explained below, the expected surge in the number and complexity of cases has not surfaced. State complaint decisions… Continue reading COVID-19 Guidance and Case Law: Fall Update
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.
August 2021 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies recent court decisions illustrating the evolving COVID-19 issues and answers under various legal bases, including but extending beyond IDEA and § 504. Download the update and read more.
COVID-19 Guidance and Case Law: Summer Update
July 13, 2021 With many schools having resumed full in-person instruction by this past spring semester or planning for it for the start of the new school year, the frequency and outcomes of pandemic-related legal issues are becoming clearer. The courts are slow in reaching definitive results, but the administrative level of state complaint and… Continue reading COVID-19 Guidance and Case Law: Summer Update
July 2021 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies recent court decisions illustrating (1) the evolving COVID-19 issues and answers under various legal bases, and (2) the continuing child find and FAPE interpretations and applications under the IDEA. Download the update and read more [PDF]. Additionally, the bonus article, Post Pandemic “Compensatory Services” [PDF] is an overview of the current… Continue reading July 2021 Legal Update
Legal Decisions for Special Education COVID-19 Issues: Emerging Answers
This article provides, in a user-friendly form, a current snapshot of the IDEA's leading issues and emerging answers arising under the pandemic. It is being shared here with the permission of the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE). Download the article and read more.
COVID-19 Guidance and Case Law: Winter Update
February 17, 2021 With re-openings increasing across the country on at least a hybrid basis and vaccinations gradually extending to teachers at least in some districts, the outlines of the nature and extent of the FAPE obligation, including the remedies for its denial, are increasingly emerging in recent legal activity specific to students with disabilities.… Continue reading COVID-19 Guidance and Case Law: Winter Update
December 2020 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies recent court decisions of general significance, specifically addressing issues of (a) settlements for special education students, and (b) system-wide claims arising under COVID-19. Download the update and read more.
COVID-19 Guidance and Case Law: Late Fall Update
November 19, 2020 The pandemic continues, and the ultimate two-part question for parents and school districts still remains open-ended: (a) has the district denied FAPE to the eligible child and, if so, (b) what is the resulting relief, including any compensatory education? In the meantime, the issue for IDEA adjudications keeps reappearing in a potentially… Continue reading COVID-19 Guidance and Case Law: Late Fall Update
Perry A. Zirkel 