Category: Special education/IEP

By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 Special education can be very intimidating to all types of ...

Bullying seems to be everywhere in schools. What if the bullied student or the bully are special needs students and ...

Special education can be challenging for a parent enmeshed in the special education system. One of the first things to ...

A student manifestation meeting, where conduct is evaluated in relation to a student’s disability before a special education student is ...

Parents often do not realize they don’t have to wait for the annual IEP (Individualized Education Program) meeting to address ...

Too often parents report that a request for special education assessment was ignored or denied by a school. How does ...

How can special education services stop for a student in a public elementary, junior or high school? There are a ...

Is a student in high school and being pushed to attend a directed or supported studies class or an academic ...

If a student may have a qualifying disabling condition, they may be assessed by a school for both special education ...

Did you know that disabled students can be suspended or expelled from schools? When is this legal and when is ...