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Category: Special education/IEP
Parents Beware: NEVER Forget To Record Student IEP Meetings!Parents Beware: NEVER Forget To Record Student IEP Meetings!
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings for special education students can ...
What Is a Student Manifestation Hearing and Why Is It So Important?What Is a Student Manifestation Hearing and Why Is It So Important?
When a special education student is placed up for school expulsion and/or an involuntary change of placement, schools must convene ...
IEP Teams Can’t Deny Special Education Services Based on Money!IEP Teams Can’t Deny Special Education Services Based on Money!
Oftentimes parents attend Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings where a special education student is denied needed services. Sometimes parents hear ...
What is the Definition of Special Education in California?What is the Definition of Special Education in California?
Hundreds of thousands of parents have students in special education, but do not really know what the definition of “special ...
How To Get Speech, OT And Related Services Delivered During CoronavirusHow To Get Speech, OT And Related Services Delivered During Coronavirus
The end of the 2019-2020 school year was a nightmare for kids, and hardest hit were special needs students. Now ...
Steps To Recoup Special Ed Services And Lost Skills After COVIDSteps To Recoup Special Ed Services And Lost Skills After COVID
As the months of Coronavirus destruction of life as we know it roll on, it is clear that not only have lives been ...
Special Education During COVID-19: Actions To Take NowSpecial Education During COVID-19: Actions To Take Now
The last two weeks have been a real NEW thing for all of us: being forced home with fear, ...
Why Parents Sometimes Need Attorney Intervention At IEP MeetingsWhy Parents Sometimes Need Attorney Intervention At IEP Meetings
When should parents consider bringing an attorney into a student IEP (Individualized Education Program)? Is the student not thriving in ...
Did You Know- Schools Can’t Force Parents To Drug Students?Did You Know- Schools Can’t Force Parents To Drug Students?
Under both California and federal law, schools CANNOT make drugging students a condition of kids attending school. This means that ...