Category Archives: Education Law

Procedural Safeguards – The Series Part VII

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Peer Mediation (Photo credit: Jessica.James) This is the eighth installment in a multi-part series on procedural safeguards under the federal special education law, the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. I work a … Continue reading

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Special Education Law and Academia: New Law Review Article

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Academia Oamenilor de Stiinta din Romania / The Academy of Romanian Scientists (Photo credit: cod_gabriel) One of the truly cool things about doing this blog is that it has received a … Continue reading

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Bullying of Children with Disabilities – Part VI

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Some states of the United States have implemented laws to address school bullying. Law prohibits bullying of students based on sexual orientation and gender identity Law prohibits bullying of students based … Continue reading

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The CADRE Interviews: Must See TV

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Bottom view of VHS videotape cassette with magnetic tape exposed (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Occasionally being famous is not good, but this is not one of those stories… I am almost famous … Continue reading

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Procedural Safeguards – The Series – Part VII

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Students and facilitator discuss a text in a typical Shimer College class. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)This is the seventh installment in a multi-part series on procedural safeguards under the federal special education law, … Continue reading

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Procedural Safeguards – The Series – Part VI

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image by Getty Images via @daylife This is the sixth installment in a multi-part series on procedural safeguards under the federal special education law, the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. I work … Continue reading

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Bullying of Children With Disabilities – Part IV

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via Wikipedia Bullying remains the hottest of hot button issues in special education law.  In the firstr installment, I explained the early cases laying the conceptual groundwork for the proposition … Continue reading

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Mediating; Favorite Road Name; Tech Update

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. I realized again this week that mediation is the best way to resolve special education disputes.  It helps the live the various options to see what might work and what may … Continue reading

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Bullying of Children With Disabilities – Part III

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via Wikipedia Bullying remains the hottest of hot button issues in special education law.  In an earlier installment, I explained the early cases laying the conceptual groundwork for the proposition … Continue reading

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Procedural Safeguards The Series – Part IV

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via WikipediaThis is the fourth installment in a multi-part series on procedural safeguards under the federal special education law, the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. I work a lot in this … Continue reading

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