This month’s update identifies recent court decisions that respectively illustrate, within the context of jurisdictional variation, (1) the differences in substantive standards under the IDEA and Section 504/ADA, and (2) the variety of claims under the IDEA, including free appropriate public education (FAPE), functional behavioral assessments (FBAs)/behavior intervention plans (BIPs), extended school year (ESY), and… Continue reading April 2024 Legal Update
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April 2023 Legal Update
This month’s update identifies a pair of recent court decisions that illustrate differing adjudicative systems and approaches for FAPE and related issues. 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
April 2018 Legal Update
This monthly legal alert summarizes two recent cases that are officially published federal appeals court decisions. Mr. P. v. West Hartford Board of Education (2018) illustrates various basic issues under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Pollack v. Regional School Unit (2018) identifies a potentially significant additional obligation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Click… Continue reading April 2018 Legal Update
October 2017 Legal Update
This latest monthly legal alert summarizes two recent officially published federal court decisions, R.E.B. v. Hawaii Department of Education (2017) and Richardson v. District of Columbia (2017), that respectively illustrate (a) an unusually rigorous interpretation of the requirements for IEPs, and (b) the continuing relaxed application of the requirements for evaluations. Click here to download… Continue reading October 2017 Legal Update
June 2017 Legal Update
This latest monthly legal alert examines the immediate effects of the Supreme Court’s Endrew F. decision on current cases specific to the substantive appropriateness of IEPs. A more detailed analysis is forthcoming in the following article, which will be posted on perryzirkel.com after publication later this month: Perry A. Zirkel, “The Supreme Court’s Decision in […]
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