All children deserve access to education in ways that suit their learning abilities. Unfortunately, many parents and children with learning differences or disabilities that affect their learning have a difficult time obtaining the education support needed for them to...
Special Education Law
Augustin Egelsee L.L.P.
Does your child need an individualized education program?
As children go through their years in school, lessons are typically taught to a class as a whole. Of course, every child is different, and many traditional lesson plans may not be right for children with special education needs, learning differences or who are...
Positivity could reduce dysregulation
Many students diagnosed with a disability struggle with neurotypical communication skills and socially appropriate actions. Challenging behaviors often result. Implementing positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) at school can increase educational...
Compliance complaints and fighting for special education rights
Parents of special needs students likely have extensive experience advocating for their kids and making sure they have what they need in school. These parents may have struggled to get a diagnosis for their kids, and they may have found it difficult to get their child...
Disabilities, behavioral issues and support for specific students
Certain students need specific types of support in order to succeed in the school system. Students with disabilities often display behavioral struggles as well, and educators and administrators have the obligation to make efforts to ensure each child has access to an...
What should parents know about an IEP for their child?
A parent always wants his or her child to succeed in school, but this is not always easy. Because of certain types of disabilities, a child may need extra support, special education services and accommodation in the classroom, and in most circumstances. One of the...
Organization keeps individualized educational programs on track
Having a child with a disability or learning difference can cause some worry for California parents. They may have concerns that their child will fall behind or not be taught in a way that helps him or her truly understand essential material. In some cases,...
Services available under individualized education programs
The state of California understands that parents who have children with special needs want what is best for them. This includes a quality education that comes with the services each child needs in order to flourish in school. What many parents may not know is just...
Special needs kids, FAPE and the 2020-2021 school year
So many aspects of life were thrown into chaos earlier this year. Current events have forced a lot of people across the country and here in California to change how they live and work. Children have had to change the way they receive an education, and this has...
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...