Category: Education Law

Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 68   In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter speaks with Dr. David Palmiter, a licensed and board-certified […]

In the case of Durig v. Youngstown, 2023-Ohio-4446, an appellate court affirmed a lower court’s order denying the city leave to amend its answer to […]

Recently, a parent sent me an email asking whether a school district could significantly limit an observation of her son’s classroom. The school district was […]

On November 15, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education’s (“Department”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) released new civil rights data from the 2020-2021 school year, […]

By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 When a parent or student experiences discrimination in the school system, they have a choice […]

The Scottish Government recently consulted on a (longstanding) proposal that the functions of education appeal committees (hearing exclusion appeals, and most placing request appeals) be […]

First off, so many don’t really have a good sense of what “extended school year” is all about.  Specifically, there are students supported by an […]

In the case of Doe v. Board of Educ. of Milton-Union Exempted Vill. Sch. Dist., a district court held that when deciding whether to grant […]

An Individualized Education Program (IEP) is a legal document that guides the delivery of special education services and supports for a student. After a school district […]

In 2022, state and local governments banned 2,571 different books. This is more books than were subject to such bans in the previous three years […]