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.
Tag: dyslexia
October 2022 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions addressing two IDEA issues — eligibility determinations and settlement agreement waivers. Download the update and read more.
August 2022 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions addressing various FAPE issues, including the foundational role of evaluations and, in the second case, the overlay of Section 504. Download the update and read more.
June 2022 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions that respectively address (a) various FAPE issues and (b) the less frequent but ongoing issue of LRE under the IDEA. Download the update and read more.
May 2022 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions that address various FAPE issues and remedies for students with dyslexia or behavioral disorders. Download the update and read more. Registration is open for the Lehigh Special Education Law Symposium, June 19-24 (virtual) and the Lehigh Section 504 Coordinators Institute, June 23-24 (virtual). More information at https://wordpress.lehigh.edu/spedlaw/
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.
March 2022 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies court decisions that address current issues for students with disabilities, including not only eligibility, but also free appropriate public education (FAPE) under Endrew F. in the context of the high-stakes remedy of tuition reimbursement. Download the update and read more.
February 2022 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies court decisions that address current issues for students with disabilities, including dyslexia identification/ interventions and masking policies. Download the update and read more.
January 2022 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two court decisions that address current issues, including the provision of ABA services and specialized reading methodologies. Download the update and read more.
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.
Perry A. Zirkel 