Category Archives: hearing

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

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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

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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

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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

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Special Education Law 101 – Part XVI Hearing Issues

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via WikipediaThis is another in a  series of posts comprising an introduction to special education law.  This series is meant to be an introduction for newbies and a refresher course … Continue reading

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Hearing For The First Time

From jaime over on Bignity. Hearing for the First Time I just had to share this video. I came upon it (thank you StumbleUpon). Made me emotional for a second. Hearing loss and cochlear implants were the first glimpse I … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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