Category Archives: FERPA

New FERPA Regulations

Posted on 10 December 2011 by Jim Gerl

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image by alancleaver_2000 via Flickr The United States Department of Education has issued new and revised regulations pertaining to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, better known as FERPA, on … Continue reading →

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DON’T THROW AWAY ANYTHING!!!

Posted on 22 December 2010 by Jennifer Laviano

From Jennifer Laviano over on Connecticut Special Education Lawyer. Sometimes it’s difficult to know what to to be happy about as an attorney who represents children with disabilities.  As you can imagine, the facts that support a “really great special … Continue reading →

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Ask for the Email

Posted on 19 November 2010 by Jennifer Laviano

From Jennifer Laviano over on Connecticut Special Education Lawyer. Whenever parents retain my firm, I ask them to sign a form requesting all of their child’s education records be sent to me as their special education lawyer.  It’s a standard … Continue reading →

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On the Odd Way We Name Special Ed Cases and Why People Hate Lawyers – Revisited

Posted on 22 February 2010 by Jim Gerl

You may have noticed my blog posts last week on the odd way we name special ed cases and why people hate lawyers. I have begun a new crusade to leave last names out of our case names in order to protect the privacy rights of children with disabilities… Continue reading →

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On the Odd Way We Name Special Ed Cases and Why People Hate Lawyers – Part I

Posted on 17 February 2010 by Jim Gerl

Image by DaveBleasdale via FlickrAs I made my way through the 2009 special ed law cases (I know it’s an odd pilgrimage, but hey everybody likes something), I was reminded of the odd way that we name special ed cases. I have often wondered about this.T… Continue reading →

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