Category Archives: Legal Information

More Thoughts on Dispute Resolution; Tech Update

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. It is pretty rare that I make it all the way around all of those mountains to get to the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia.  It is a long ride.  This … Continue reading

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Procedural Safeguards – The Series Part VII

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Peer Mediation (Photo credit: Jessica.James) This is the eighth installment in a multi-part series on procedural safeguards under the federal special education law, the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. I work a … Continue reading

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Special Education Law and Academia: New Law Review Article

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Academia Oamenilor de Stiinta din Romania / The Academy of Romanian Scientists (Photo credit: cod_gabriel) One of the truly cool things about doing this blog is that it has received a … Continue reading

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Bullying of Children with Disabilities – Part VI

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Some states of the United States have implemented laws to address school bullying. Law prohibits bullying of students based on sexual orientation and gender identity Law prohibits bullying of students based … Continue reading

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The CADRE Interviews: Must See TV

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Bottom view of VHS videotape cassette with magnetic tape exposed (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Occasionally being famous is not good, but this is not one of those stories… I am almost famous … Continue reading

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Procedural Safeguards – The Series – Part VII

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Students and facilitator discuss a text in a typical Shimer College class. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)This is the seventh installment in a multi-part series on procedural safeguards under the federal special education law, … Continue reading

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Bullying of Children With Disabilities – Part V

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via WikipediaBullying remains the hottest of hot button issues in special education law.  In the first installment, I explained the early cases laying the conceptual groundwork for the proposition that … Continue reading

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Procedural Safeguards – The Series – Part VI

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image by Getty Images via @daylife This is the sixth installment in a multi-part series on procedural safeguards under the federal special education law, the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. I work … Continue reading

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Bullying of Children With Disabilities – Part IV

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via Wikipedia Bullying remains the hottest of hot button issues in special education law.  In the firstr installment, I explained the early cases laying the conceptual groundwork for the proposition … Continue reading

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US DOE Press Release: Moving from Compliance to Results

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image by Getty Images via @daylife In a press release issued last Friday, the  Secretary of United States Department of Education announced that the focus of the department will shift from … Continue reading

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