This month’s update identifies two recent decisions that respectively reflect the difficulties that parents of students with disabilities may face in the world of special education litigation. Download the update and read more.
Tag: IDEA parental rights
February 2026 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies two recent court decisions that address the nuances in the adjudication of not only FAPE but also remedies that are potentially of high stakes for the parties. Download the update and read more.
July 2025 Legal Update
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.
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
Perry A. Zirkel 