The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) determined that a Charter School in Colorado should have noticed when a student with cerebral palsy suddenly began using a wheelchair and should have evaluated her eligibility for a 504 plan. Aurora (CO) Public Schools 61 IDELR 83 (OCR Jan.
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In K.M. by Bright v. Tustin Unified Sch. Dist., 113 LRP 3187 (9th Cir.
One benefit of having a blog is having a forum to express my pet peeves.
In an unpublished opinion the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a charter school violated the stay put provisions of the IDEA by dis-enrolling a student with Down syndrome after she missed 10 consecutive days of school. (R.B.
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They’re disabled, not retired or waning, but they’re being warehoused in nursing homes
This post will provide a summary overview of several recent Office for Civil Rights (OCR) resolutions involving students with disabilities and service animals.
In San Diego Unified School District, 113 LRP 15333 (OCR 01/31/13) a California school district learned that a 504 Plan is not a static document and if there are indications that a student's disability related needs have changed, the school district should consider revising the 504 Plan.
Parents, advocates, and educators frequently ask how much detail is required when writing a service on an IEP. Here's a case that helps answer that question. In Minneapolis Special School Dis.
In Fort Bend Independent School District v. Z.A. Douglas A. 62 IDELR 231 (S.D. Tex.