Special Education Legal Updates

Wrightslaw: Special Education Legal Developments and Cases 2015 (ISBN: 978-1-892320-37-7, 104 pages) available as an instant PDF download. Books from 2015 to 2018 are available on the Wrightslaw Store for instant download, which will be unzipped into the four PDF books. Print editions of the Year in Review series are available on Amazon. In the Yellow Pages for Children with Disabilities, you will find offers for educational advisors, lawyers, counsellors, psychologists, diagnosticians, health specialists, academic tutors, speech-language pathologists and lawyers. You`ll also find government programs, community organizations, disability organizations, legal and advocacy resources, special schools, and parent support groups. Revised: 9/26/2022 Need to find a lawyer, lawyer, guardian or therapist in your state? Visit the Yellow Pages for Children with Disabilities Books, training downloads, DVDs and websites Pete and Pam Wright are co-authors of several books published by Harbor House Law Press. Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd ed. (ISBN: 978-1-892320-16-2, 456 pages) available in two formats, in print and in a combination of print and electronic books. Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd ed. (ISBN: 978-1-892320-09-4, 338 pages) Wrightslaw: All About IEPs (ISBN: 978-1-892320-20-9, 192 pages) by Pete Wright, Pam Wright and Sue O`Connor. Wrightslaw: All About Tests and Assessments, 2nd ed. (ISBN: 978-1-892320-31-5, 200 pages) by Pete Wright, Pam Wright, and Melissa Farrall.

Pending Ordinary Proceedings: Stephen Jeffers v. School Board DVD Video — preisgekrönter Dokumentarfilm, 2 Stunden Wrightslaw Multimedia Training Programs — Understanding Your Child’s Test Scores (1,5 Stunden) und Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training (6,5 Stunden). Série de rétrospectives de l’année Wrightslaw: Special Education Legal Developments and Cases 2019 (ISBN: 978-1-892320-49-0, 127 Seiten) als sofortiger PDF-Télécharger verfügbar. Wrightslaw: Special Education Legal Developments and Cases 2018 (ISBN: 978-1-892320-47-6, 146 Seiten) als sofortiger PDF-Télécharger verfügbar. Wrightslaw: Special Education Legal Developments and Cases 2017 (ISBN: 978-1-892320-42-1, 125 Seiten) als sofortiger PDF-Download und Printbuch/PDF-Combo erhältlich. Wrightslaw: Special Education Legal Developments and Cases 2016 (ISBN: 978-1-892320-40-7, 120 Seiten) als sofortiger PDF-Télécharger verfügbar. Wrightslaw: Special Education Legal Developments and Cases 2015 (ISBN: 978-1-892320-37-7, 104 Seiten) als sofortiger PDF-Download verfügbar. Books from 2015 to 2018 are available on the Wrightslaw Store for instant download, which will be unzipped into the four PDF books. Print editions of the Year in Review series are available on Amazon.

In the Yellow Pages for Children with Disabilities, you will find offers for educational advisors, lawyers, counsellors, psychologists, diagnosticians, health specialists, academic tutors, speech-language pathologists and lawyers. You`ll also find government programs, community organizations, disability organizations, legal and advocacy resources, special schools, and parent support groups. Revised: 26.09.2022 According to the Law on the Education of Persons with Disabilities, all persons with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21 have access to free and appropriate public education. States can offer special education services beyond age 21, although federal funding ends after that age. The number of students eligible for IDEA has increased in the state. Between the 2012/2013 and 2019/2020 school years, the number of students aged 3 to 21 classified as disabled increased by 65,000, while the total number of students from kindergarten to Grade 12 decreased by more than 75,000. New York`s legislation to extend special education services to students beyond the age of 21 expires on June 30, 2024. The New Jersey Department of Education estimates that 8,700 students in the state will drop out of their special education services during the three school years in effect as a result of this legislation.

The state plans to use funds from the American Rescue Plan to support this temporary expansion of services, which is expected to cost $600 million, according to a statement from Gov. Phil Murphy. In New Jersey, bipartisan legislation passed last year extends the age of eligibility for special education and related services to students who turned 21 during the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years. Students with IEPs who turned 21 in the 2020-2021 school year would be eligible for special education and related services in the 2021-2022 school year. Students who turned 21 in the 2021-2022 school year may receive special education and related services in the 2022-2023 school year. New 03.10.2022 — The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools. The SCOTUS blog website reports on the following questions: «(1) whether and under what circumstances should courts excuse further exhaustion of administrative procedures under the Education of Persons with Disabilities Act under section 1415(l) if such a procedure is unnecessary; and (2) whether section 1415(l) requires the exhaustion of a claim unrelated to the IDEA for monetary damages that are not available under the IDEA. This case should clarify the 2017 decision in the Fry case. This may have an impact on the «favourable public policy» of settlement agreements, as the IDEA issues in this case have been resolved and have not been litigated. Further information and links to oral arguments and regular updates on this case are available on the SCOTUS blog.

21.09.2022 — Class action lawsuit against Fairfax County Sch. Bd. and Virginia Dept. of Ed. states that «from 2010 to July 2021, less than 1% of parents who initiated an IDEA hearing in Northern Virginia received a positive decision.» Parents were successful in 3 out of 395 cases. Nationally, parents were successful in 13 out of 847 cases. For more than 20 years, «two-thirds of hearing agents have never ruled in favor of parents, not once» [because the Virginia Department of Education] «has carefully organized a group of twenty-two (22) hearing agents who almost always rule in favor of school districts and against parents.» If the facts alleged in the exhibits are true, this deliberate lowering of the balance of justice against children with disabilities is an affront to our justice system and the principles of due process. The complaint is available at: www.wrightslaw.com/law/pleadings/2022.0921.complaint.chaplick.v.virginia.doe.pdf Update 06.10.2022 — Subpoenas were issued on 23 September.

Defendants must file a pleading within 21 days of receiving the summons. At present, no admissible procedural document is filed with the District Court.