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Category Archives: Special Education Due Process Hearings
The Calm Before The Storm
I feel a little guilty for having neglected my blog most of this month, but the volume of IEP meetings, mediation, and Due Process Hearing commitments has prohibited me from writing much other than responses to Motions to Dismiss, 10 day notice letters, and a whole lot of nasty grams! The month of June has [...] Continue reading
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Connecticut Enacts Important Autism Legislation
Another late night at the Capitol last night, showing support for the passage of HB 5425. Around midnight, just before the legislative session ended, the Senate voted by consent (unanimously) to pass HB 5425. Yes, this is the same bill that previously included very concerning language regarding Connecticut’s Burden of Proof in special education due [...] Continue reading
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Even a Broken Clock…
One of the hardest things about being a parents’ special education attorney is that there are times where you realize that the success or failure of the child’s case may depend on how capable the parent is at testifying. That’s a tough pill to swallow.
But every once in a while, you have a moment where [...] Continue reading
Connecticut’s Burden of Proof, Redux
Here we go again.
Last Spring, I wrote about how parents of children with special education needs in Connecticut, as well as their advocates and attorneys, organized to successfully oppose efforts by school districts to switch the Burden of Proof in Special Education Due Process Hearings from the school district, who has the burden now, to [...] Continue reading
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What NOT to Wear to Your Due Process Hearing
Many of my clients will ask me what to wear to their child’s special education Due Process Hearing. As a matter of law, it should be entirely irrelevant to the proceedings what the parents of children with disabilities are wearing. Impartial Hearing Officers are not saying “I found in favor of the school district because [...] Continue reading