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Category Archives: Gerl
Procedural Safeguards – The Series – Part I
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via WikipediaThis is the first 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 … Continue reading
McMechen: Speed Trap!
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via Wikipedia OK so here in West Virginia, we are having a natural gas rush created by the Legislature’s recent approval of the removal of natural resources from the Marcellus … Continue reading
Posted in due process, Education Law, Gerl, hearing, Legal Information, Marcellus Formation, Special Education, special education law, speed trap
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McMechen: Speed Trap!
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via Wikipedia OK so here in West Virginia, we are having a natural gas rush created by the Legislature’s recent approval of the removal of natural resources from the Marcellus … Continue reading
Posted in due process, Education Law, Gerl, hearing, Legal Information, Special Education, special education law, speed trap
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DOE Sends Annual IDEA Report to Congress
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via Wikipedia Last month the United States Department of Education sent its annual report on the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act to Congress. Because of the slow movement in all … Continue reading
Accommodations on Standardized Tests: GAO Study Finds No Strategic Enforcement by DOJ
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image by biologycorner via Flickr I’ll admit that I may have a bias against standardized tests, I don’t like them much.I prefer essay tests where one can expound a bit. In … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via WikipediaAs the year turns, it’s time for reflection and resolutions.So think back upon last year and get ready for the new one, and most importantly chew the black-eyed peas … Continue reading
Posted in Gerl, Legal Information, New Year, Special Education, special education law
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Merry Christmas Everybody: Dreamin’ of a White X-box; Lawyers, HOs & Reindeer!
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via Wikipedia I was giving some thought to my Christmas message. I will be spending the next ten days or so with my family, so I thought a big message … Continue reading
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Mediation vs Hearings: SpEd Dispute Resolution
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image by TomNatt via Flickr This week I finished a decision from a due process hearing and I conducted a mediation. Dangerous combination. This got me to thinking about dispute resolution … Continue reading
Posted in dispute resolution, due process, Gerl, hearing, Legal Information, Mediation, procedural safeguards, Special Education, special education law
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