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Category Archives: Occasional Rants
Social-Pathologist-Behavior-Worker-Therapist-Type Person
From Jennifer Laviano over on Connecticut Special Education Lawyer. True confession: when I was in junior high and high school I LOVED General Hospital. I admit it. I loved it even though I knew it was ludicrous. It’s an embarrassing … Continue reading
Posted in connecticut, Connecticut Education, Connecticut Special Education, Connecticut Special Education Law, IDEA, IDEA claims, IEP Meetings, IEP Team, IEP Team Members, IEPs, Occasional Rants, Special Education, special education law, Special Education Law practice, special education testing
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Weather or Naught
From Jennifer Laviano over on Connecticut Special Education Lawyer. Okay…I know it’s that time of year again. IEP Season. From now through the end of June, I will be in numerous IEP meetings per week, sometimes a few a day. … Continue reading
Posted in connecticut, Connecticut Education, Connecticut Special Education, Connecticut Special Education Law, FAPE, IDEA, IDEA claims, IEP Meetings, IEP Team, IEP Team Members, IEP Teams, IEPs, Occasional Rants, Special Education, special education attorneys, special education law, Special Education Law and Advocacy, special education laws, special education lawyers
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Cherry Picking IEP Members
From Jennifer Laviano over on Connecticut Special Education Lawyer. Despite nearly 15 years practicing special education law in Connecticut, there are still some old tricks which school districts employ which astound me. Not that I am surprised that they continue … Continue reading
Posted in connecticut, Connecticut Education, Connecticut Special Education, Connecticut Special Education Law, Eligibility determinations, Eligibility under IDEA, FAPE, IDEA, IDEA claims, IEP Meetings, IEP Team Members, IEP Teams, IEPs, Inclusion, Occasional Rants, Present levels of Performance, Special Education, special education attorneys, special education law, Special Education Law and Advocacy, special education lawyers
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First They Ignore You…
One of the most frustrating aspects of my job as a parents’ side special education attorney is trying to help my clients regain trust in the system. Sometimes, this is nearly impossible.
As I’ve said before, by the time a parent of a child with special education needs has made the difficult decision to hire a [...] Continue reading
Posted in Add new tag, Connecticut Special Education, Connecticut Special Education Law, Eligibility determinations, evaluations, FAPE, IDEA claims, IEP Meetings, IEP Team meetings, Meaningful Parental participation, Occasional Rants, Special Education, special education attorneys, Special Education Law and Advocacy, special education lawyers
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Paging Dr. Freud
I guess I was due for a rant.
First, I get a vile comment on the blog that likened Asperger’s Disorder to a fad, and further blamed a number of disabilities on poor parenting. Thankfully, you, my loyal readers, jumped on board and shamed this yahoo with your reasoned replies. I have yet to learn more [...] Continue reading
Side Effects May Include Dry-Mouth
Am I the only one who yearns for the days before drug companies had ads on television? Remember, back when, if your doctor thought you needed a medication, she would prescribe it? Today, you are practically begged to self-diagnose, and only then ask your doctor “if it’s right for you.” Serious psychiatric conditions are reduced [...] Continue reading
Knock It Off!
I’ve previously discussed ways in which school districts can try to drive a wedge between teenagers and their parents in a manner which benefits the school. But I have been seeing so much more of this lately, and in much worse ways, that I felt the issue needed revisiting. Just in the last few months, [...] Continue reading
A Day Late and A Dollar Short
When lawyers get involved, very often experts are retained. I get it. Really, I do. But nothing makes me quite as angry as when a school district brings in an outside expert for the purpose of preparing their legal case, when for years the parents have been refused that very expertise by the same people!
It [...] Continue reading
Posted in Connecticut Special Education, Expert witnesses, IEEs, Occasional Rants, outside evaluators, Special Education, special education law
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Sour Grapes
Hey, nobody likes having to admit they were wrong. I don’t like it, and I’m sure you don’t either. But it never ceases to amaze me how much time and money is spent litigating special education matters, simply because somebody is unwilling to acknowledge that they made a mistake.
As a Special Education attorney who represents [...] Continue reading
Posted in Connecticut Special Education, evaluations, IEP Teams, Occasional Rants, Special Education, special education dynamics, special education law
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