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Special Education Law
Year: 2019
ARE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS ENTITLED TO SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSESSMENTS AND SERVICES?
Our office receives a lot of questions about students who are placed in private schools. Are children enrolled in private schools entitled to special education supports and services? Generally speaking, students placed in private schools, including parochial schools,...
CALIFORNIA MAY PASS NEW LEGISLATION PROHIBITING SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM SUSPENDING STUDENTS FOR WILLFUL DEFIANCE!
There has been a lot of news coverage about new California legislation that would impact the way schools are allowed to discipline students. On April 22, 2019, the California State Senate voted to prohibit school districts from suspending students for willful...
CHARTER SCHOOLS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION
Over the past several years, more and more students are enrolling in charter schools. This has brought up many complex legal issues that parents are forced to navigate through, especially when their child requires special education supports and services. In a...
NINTH CIRCUIT RULES IN FAVOR OF STUDENT IN LAUSD RESIDENTIAL CASE
M. S. v. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Summary of Decision: The panel filed an order affirming the district court's memorandum and order, which reversed an administrative law judge's decision in an action...