FAPE-LRE – Perry A. Zirkel

This month’s update identifies recent court decisions that illustrate the significance, in some cases, of the parties’ course of conduct as perceived by the court. This judicial balancing of reasonableness and good faith, referred to as the “equities,” is not limited to the remedies, such as tuition reimbursement. It also extends with less frequent prominence… Continue reading September 2020 Legal Update

June 2019 Legal Update

June 4, 2019May 3, 2020 pzirkel

This month’s update identifies two new federal appeals court decisions focusing on the substantive dimension of FAPE, with secondary attention to interrelated requirements, such as LRE and transition services. Click here to download the update and read more.

Monthly Legal Update

May 2019 Legal Update

May 8, 2019May 7, 2019 pzirkel

This month’s update concerns issues that were subject to recent relevant court decisions and are of general significance: (a) the emerging fourth dimension of FAPE—capability to implement the IEP, and (b) the overlapping issues of the procedural and substantive dimensions of FAPE with LRE. Click here to download the update and read more.