Safety Transfers in New York State Schools
Bullying and violence in our schools is finally getting the attention it deserves. Victims of bullying and violence in schools have...
Has your child been evaluated lately?
I recently represented a child at an Impartial Hearing who had never had a formal evaluation conducted by his School District. This...
Is A Diagnosis Necessary For A Specific Learning Disability Classification?
An April 2016 Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) letter discussed whether a school district could identify a...
Guidance for School Discipline for Children with Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Education's (DOE) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) released guidance on School...
Getting Your Child Evaluated
In my prior post, I discussed the new OCR guidance clarifying the obligation of schools to provide students with...
ADHD Guidance for Special Education
On July 26, 2016, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") issued guidance clarifying the obligation of schools...
School District Settles Special Education Lawsuit
The Hastings-on-Hudson school district in New York recently settled a federal lawsuit brought against it in June 2014 by a group of...
Reading and Math Scores Mixed in New York; Number of Students with Disabilities Taking Statewide Tes
As discussed in a prior post, the U.S. Department of Education ("DOE") performs an annual review of States, as mandated by the...
Failing to Meet Education Department Reqs.
According to the June 2016 release of the U.S. Department of Education's most recent evaluation of state performance, twenty-seven states...
NYC Regulations on Student Bullying
In my prior post, I discussed the lawsuit that was recently filed against the New York City Department of Education ("DOE") for failing...
