by law_ewoxi5 | Sep 15, 2012 | Education Law News, News, Special Education News
Since 2007, the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended that all children be screened for autism during their 18 and 24 month well-baby check-ups. Recent research suggests it is possible to identify children at risk of developing autism spectrum disorders...
by law_ewoxi5 | Sep 14, 2012 | Education Law News, News, Special Education News
School districts sometimes propose (or insist) grade retention for your child in order to allow the child more time to develop the skills that s/he did not develop this school year or to allow the child time to mature before moving on to the next grade level. Is this...
by law_ewoxi5 | Sep 13, 2012 | Education Law News, News, Special Education News
Many parents of special needs children are caught off guard when a school district tells them they will be charged a fee for copies of their child’s student records. After all, isn’t public education, particularly for special education students, supposed...
by law_ewoxi5 | Sep 12, 2012 | Education Law News, News, Special Education News
NOTE: the following discussion of ESY is specific to California. The law in other states may or may not be different. What is ESY? Extended School Year (ESY) services are special education and related services provided by school districts, special education local plan...
by law_ewoxi5 | Sep 12, 2012 | Education Law News, News, Special Education News
What happens to your child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) when you move to a new school district? In California, the answer partly depends on whether you transfer from a school district within the boundaries of one Special Education Local Plan Area...
by law_ewoxi5 | Sep 8, 2012 | Education Law News, News, Special Education News
It is no surprise for those of us who work in the field of Special Education to learn that an estimated 1 in 88 children suffers from autism. As a special education lawyer, the prevalence of this disorder and the toll it takes on families is evident as I work day in...
