March 25, 2013 in Special Education
I shake my head when I hear “non-attorney special education advocates” advise parents not to attend IEP meetings when litigation is pending. Some of
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December 10, 2012 in Special Education
This is Part II of a two part blog series. In the first part, I described unreasonable parents who ultimately find themselves in a downward spiral.
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December 3, 2012 in Special Education
Imagine that there is a certain parent who constantly bickers about every minor issue at each and every IEP meeting.
Imagine that there is a
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June 25, 2012 in Bullying, Disability Discrimination, Special Education, Student Rights
In a carefully written and extremely well researched 51-page opinion, a New York federal court held that when a student with a disability experiences
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June 11, 2012 in Special Education
I have spoken with parents at great length about their relationships with the IEP team. I’ve emphasized how important the IEP development process
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June 4, 2012 in Special Education
Parents need to be very careful about asking “special education non-attorney advocates” for legal advice.
Not too long ago, I received an ema
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May 14, 2012 in Special Education, Student Rights
Concussions are on the rise. The Center for Disease Control recently reported that from 2001 to 2009, the number of emergency hospital visits for
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May 4, 2012 in Special Education
The Atlantic is a well known magazine that publishes articles about a wide range of political and social issues, as well as book reviews and works of
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May 1, 2012 in Special Education
As an attorney with a hearing impairment, I read Petit v. United States Department of Education with great interest. Last week, the US Court of
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April 26, 2012 in Special Education
In the world of special education litigation, the unilateral placement is probably the biggest gamble a parent can make.
What is the unilatera
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