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The last post began a short series of articles on dispute resolution under the IDEA 2004. That article ended with the requirements for filing a due process complaint notice. This post covers mediation and next week's post will cover the new resolution process.
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As yet another way to resolve disputes before a due process hearing, the IDEA 2004 added a resolution process.
Sometimes mediation,
Sometimes individuals are intimidated or harassed because they are trying to enforce or help others to enforce the right to be free from disability based discrimination under Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Summer is rapidly approaching. For most children summer means time off from school. But for some students with disabilities, interrupting their school program during the summer break, jeopardizes the benefit they receive from that program during the regular school year.
In a recent series of articles I covered resolving disputes under the IDEA through mediation, the
In 2006 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Arlington Central School District Board of Education v.
A child’s educational records often contain private personal information about the child and the family.
Readers: I usually try to focus my posts on issues that are of interest nationally, rather than only in my home state of Colorado.
Generally, the IDEA requires that once a school district determines that a student has a disability, the district must reevaluate (34 CFR 300.305) the student before the school district determines that the student no longer has a disability and is not el
