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Category Archives: hearing officer
NAHO Conference
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image by gholmes via FlickrThe conference of the National Association of Hearing officials was the final stop on the Jim Gerl 2011 tour. The conference was held in mid November at … Continue reading
Posted in Gerl, hearing, hearing officer, jim gerl tour, Legal Information, NAHO, New Mexico, special education law
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The Special Education Hearing Business is Booming
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via Wikipedia The special education due process hearing business is booming. Maybe it is counter-cyclical, but I’m getting a lot of hearings. Right now I have at least one hearing … Continue reading
Posted in dispute resolution, Gerl, hearing, hearing officer, Legal Information, Mediation, Special Education, special education law
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The Special Education Hearing Business is Booming
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via Wikipedia The special education due process hearing business is booming. Maybe it is counter-cyclical, but I’m getting a lot of hearings. Right now I have at least one hearing … Continue reading
Posted in dispute resolution, Gerl, hearing, hearing officer, Legal Information, Mediation, Special Education, special education law
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My Powers Are Beyond Your Comprehension – A Belated Footnote
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image by LostCarPark via Flickr As you know from previous posts, I have an expansive view of the powers of the administrative hearing officer. Although other give us little respect, I … Continue reading
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Procedural Safeguards The series – Part XI
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image by KeithBurtis via FlickrThis is the eleventh 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 … Continue reading
Posted in disabilities, due process, Education Law, hearing, hearing officer, IDEA, Legal Information, Special Education, special education law
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My Powers are Beyond Your Comprehension – Part II
Image via WikipediaFollowing up on the teaser regarding hearing officers and mediators: I have long contended that Rodney Dangerfield is the patron saint of hearing officers. No respect – I tell you! I have been at conferences where when pe… Continue reading
Posted in Gerl, hearing officer, IDEA, Mediation, Rodney Dangerfield
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Two New Series Coming Soon: Procedural Safeguards and You Be The Judge
Image via WikipediaWe will be running two new series on these pages soon.
One will ask you to take on the role of the hearing officer or the judge. We will set forth a thorny fact pattern and then let you apply special ed law principl… Continue reading
Posted in Education Law, Gerl, hearing officer, Judge, law, Legal Information, procedural safeguards, Special Education, special education law
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Gerls Rock Tour Continues – in Nashville
Image via WikipediaThe Gerls Rock Summer 2010 special education law tour continues in a couple weeks in Nashville, Tennessee. I will be there for the annual conference of the National Association of Hearing Officials. There conferences are outstandin… Continue reading
Posted in administrative law, Gerl, hearing officer, Nashville, Special Education, special education law
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Special Ed Hearing Officer Qualifications – Part V
Image via WikipediaLast week we took a look at a sample of a bunch of recent court decisions that have reviewed the due process hearing system of various states. The trend is clearly an increase in the number of such lawsuits. This week we will exami… Continue reading
Posted in hearing officer, Judge, Lawyer, Special Education, special education law, State Education Agency
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Special Ed Hearing Officer Qualifications – Part IV
Image by Joe Gratz via FlickrLast week we discussed how the new qualifications for special education hearing officers pertain to the education and training of hearing officers. This week I’m going to look at a sample of a bunch of recent court decisi… Continue reading
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