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Approved and Proposed Legislation – March 2012

Recently approved and proposed legislation in NJ that may benefit students with disabilities and their parents. (Marc

Swimmer with Anxiety Disorder Loses Case

What type of accommodations, if any, should a school offer to swimmers who have anxiety disorders? If a swimmer experiences severe anxiety at a swim

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Contingency Fee Enhancements in NJ

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently held that attorneys may continue to seek awards of contingency fee enhancements. This is significant becaus

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Diabetes, Microwaves, and 504

I previously blogged about food allergies and special dietary needs in school. In that post, I discussed that when a student has special dietary

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Did Heller’s Attorneys Demand Reasonable Hourly Rates?

In keeping with my recent posts discussing attorney’s fees (see here, there, and over yonder), I will touch on District of Columbia v. Heller. This

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Reversing a Fee Award

This is the third article about attorney’s fees and costs in special education matters. In the first article, I explained that a parent who prevails

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Attorney’s Fees and Frivolous Lawsuits

Several weeks ago, I talked about reimbursement for attorney’s fees and costs in special education matters. I explained that if a parent files a

Protect Your Credibility

Quick: What’s the most important quality that a parent should protect and defend when there is a disagreement with school personnel about specia

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The Forgotten Kids on the School Bus

Last week, a bus driver and a bus aide picked up a 4 year old child with disabilities in Jersey City, New Jersey, to be taken to an extended-year

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Stay Put in Special Education Litigation

In special education litigation, “stay put” is among the most important safety procedural protections that parents have. The stay put