Disability Law

Charter School's Expulsion of Student without...

Ability Law Blog Post
A Michigan charter school violated the IDEA by expelling a student with ADHD and oppositional defiant behavior without first...

Least Restrictive Environment Applies to Extended School...

Ability Law Blog Post
Students with disabilities who need extended school year (ESY) are entitled to receive those services in the least restrictive...

School Psychologist's Assumption Student's Poor...

Ability Law Blog Post
In Fort Bend Independent School District v. Z.A. Douglas A. 62 IDELR 231 (S.D. Tex. Jan 29, 2014), a school psychologist...

Virtual Public Charter School Required to Comply with...

Ability Law Blog Post
The U.S. Department of Education recently announced an agreement with the Virtual Community School of Ohio, an internet based...

Charter school violated IDEA by dis-enrolling student...

Ability Law Blog Post
In an unpublished opinion the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a charter school violated the stay put provisions of the...

MDR Teams Must Look beyond the Student’s Special Education...

Ability Law Blog Post
One benefit of having a blog is having a forum to express my pet peeves. A major pet peeve of mine is those school districts and...

Compliance with the IDEA does not always equal compliance...

Ability Law Blog Post
     In K.M. by Bright v. Tustin Unified Sch. Dist., 113 LRP 3187 (9th Cir. 08/06/13), the 9th Circuit of Appeals determined that...

Charter School should have acted proactively to evaluate...

Ability Law Blog Post
     The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) determined that a Charter School in Colorado should have noticed when a student with...

Parents Right to Participate in IEP Meeting Trumps Annual...

Ability Law Blog Post
A child’s individualized educational program (IEP) must be reviewed annually. It is good that the IDEA requires at least an...

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