This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions that illustrate the continuing limits of the IDEA in response to extremely challenging behaviors by parent advocates and eligible students, respectively. Download the update and read more.
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January 2025 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions that respectively revisit (a) the IDEA’s oft-overlooked state complaint process and (b) Section 504/ADA in relation to a child with misophonia. Download the update and read more.
January 2019 Legal Update
This month’s update concerns two issues that were subject to recent court decisions and are of practical significance: (a) contingent IEPs for students in third-party placements, such as Medicaid-provided residential treatment facilities; and (b) restrictions on parental communications to district personnel based on a previous pattern of excessive or intimidating e-mails, calls, and/or visits. Click… Continue reading January 2019 Legal Update
December 2018 Legal Update
This month’s update concerns two issues subject to recent court decisions and of practical significance: (a) juvenile justice proceedings for students with disabilities, as illustrated by Commonwealth v. Geordi G. (Mass. Ct. App. 2018); and (b) the meaning of “placement” along with the interaction between the IDEA’s adjudicative and investigative dispute resolution mechanisms, as illustrated… Continue reading December 2018 Legal Update
Perry A. Zirkel 