Category Archives: procedural safeguards

Procedural Safeguards – The Series – Part I

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via WikipediaThis is the first 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 … Continue reading

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Procdeural Safeguards – The Series Returns!

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via Wikipedia A lot of the work that I do in special education concerns procedural safeguards.  It is the heart of my work.  In the past we have run a … 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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Index to Procedural Safeguards The Series

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Image via Wikipedia A reader suggested that we provide an index to our recent series on procedural safeguards under the special education law.  It seemed like a good idea so here … 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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Procedural Safeguards The Series – Part II

Image by Getty Images via @daylife This is the second 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 area, so it is near a… Continue reading

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Procedural Safeguards The Series – Part I

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This is the first 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 area, so it is near and dear to my he… Continue reading

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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

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Charter Schools & Special Education: Part II

This is the second in a series of posts on charter schools inspired by the excellent, recent law review article by my friend professor Mark Weber. You can read the first post in this series here. Professor Weber’s article may be found here.The number… Continue reading

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The Price of Justice: Backdoor Effects of the Recession on Special Education

Maybe I wasn’t looking in the right place. I was expecting that the severe downturn in the economy would cause a movement to permit school districts to argue that expense or cost should be a defense in special education cases. I even ran a poll in th… Continue reading

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