This month’s update identifies two recent decisions that respectively illustrate the fuzzy “need prong” for special education eligibility under the IDEA and the relatively rare legal appearance of counteractions to IDEA and Section 504/ADA protection, here extending to “anti-SLAPP” laws. Download the update and read more.
Tag: IDEA eligibility
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.
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.
November 2024 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions that respectively illustrate the need prong for IDEA eligibility and the staffing shortage in special education. Download the update and read more.
November 2023 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies recent court decisions that illustrate the issues of eligibility, FAPE, and hearing officer remedial authority. Download the update and read more.
Perry A. Zirkel 