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Category Archives: Special Education
Procedural Safeguards – The Series Part X
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. WASHINGTON – MARCH 02: The U.S. Supreme Court Building is seen on March 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Today the high court is hearing arguments in the case of McDonald v … Continue reading
Feds Issue Principles on Seclusion and Restraint
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Seal of the United States Department of Education (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Today, the United States Department of Eucation issued 15 principles concerning seclusion and restraint. The document amount to suggestions to … Continue reading
Posted in Department of Education, Education Law, Gerl, Legal Information, restraints, seclusion, Special Education, special education law
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Happy Birthday to Us; Tech Update
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Today is the fifth anniversary of this blog. It is hard to believe that we have been around for that long. Thank you to all of our loyal and enthusiastic readers. … Continue reading
Posted in education, Education Law, Evernote, Facebook, Gerl, Legal Information, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Special Education, special education law, Technology, Tumblr
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OSEP Wants You! Results Driven Accountability
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Uncle Sam recruiting poster. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) You may recall that in a recent post, I mentioned the press release by the federal Office of Special Education Programs stating that they … Continue reading
Posted in Gerl, Legal Information, Office of Special Education Programs, results driven approach, Special Education, special education law, verification visit
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Sad story that echoes fears of malfeasance
From John Lloyd over on SpedPro. In “Ex-principal: ‘Never really told the truth’ to special ed parents— Ex-principal: I lied to parents of special-needs kids,” Shannon Mullen of the Ashbury Park (NJ, US) Press recounts a story about Sheldon Boxer, … Continue reading
Posted in Administration, IDEA, News, policy, Public policy, Special Education
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Procedural Safeguards – The Series Part IX
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Confidential (Photo credit: highersights) This is the ninth 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
Posted in Disability, education, Education Law, Gerl, Legal Information, resolution session, Special Education, special education law
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More Fun With Numbers: The CADRE Stats 2009-2010
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. Evolução do preço do petróleo cru (Photo credit: Wikipedia) One important requirement that the federal government takes very seriously in the realm of special education is data. Gotta have lotsa data. … Continue reading
Posted in CADRE, dispute resolution, due process, Gerl, hearing, Legal Information, Mediation, Special Education, special education law, state complaint
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The Rowley Standard for FAPE – Are the Bullying Cases Changing the Standard? Part I
From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog. The Supreme Court of the United States. Washington, D.C. Français : La Cour suprême des États-Unis. Washington D.C., États-Unis. Norsk (bokmål)‬: Høyesterett i USA. Washington, D.C. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This is … Continue reading