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Special Education Law 101 – Part XII Legal Representation

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image by Getty Images via @daylifeThis is another in our continuing series of posts which are an attempt to set forth the basics of special education law.  This is meant to … Continue reading

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Procedural Safeguards The Series – Part XIII

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via WikipediaThis is the final 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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Gerls Rock Tour Summer 2010 – We Have a Winner!

Image via Wikipedia Brajkovič – 2009 Tour of California. As …” style=”font-size: 0.8em; border: medium none;” width=”300″ height=”201″> By now many of you know about my special education law summer 2010 speaking tour. I have been struggling with a… Continue reading

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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

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

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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