This monthly legal alert provides, as a follow up to the state-level analysis in the July 2018 update, both district-level and school-level analyses of the rate of 504-only students (i.e., those with 504 plans, not IDEA IEPs). Click here to download the update and read more.
Tag: Section 504
July 2018 Legal Update
This monthly legal alert addresses Section 504 and IDEA issues, respectively. First is an update of the national and state-by-state percentages of “504-only” students. Second is the summary of a recent federal appellate court decision concerning child find and eligibility IDEA. Click here to download and read more.
June 2018 Legal Update
This monthly legal alert addresses an IDEA issue and a Section 504 issue. First is the summary of a recent federal appellate court decision concerning the IDEA's LRE mandate --B.E.L. v. Hawaii (2018). The second is a recently published article reporting the national and state-by-state percentages of "504-only" students. Click here to download the update… Continue reading June 2018 Legal Update
Special Supplement: Section 504 Eligibility Form
In my interaction with participants at my various presentations around the country, the request for my Sec. 504 eligibility form has become more and more frequent. The form, which may be customized with due acknowledgment, is attached here for your convenience. Click here to download the Section 504 Eligibility Form.
May 2018 Legal Update
This month's legal alert summarizes two recent articles, one that is an updated outcomes analysis of the aftermath of Endrew F. upon its first anniversary (“The Aftermath of Endrew F. One Year Later: An Updated Outcomes Analysis”) and the other that is a case law analysis of the obligations to students with disabilities in private… Continue reading May 2018 Legal Update