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SCOTUS issues unanimous opinion allowing parents to pursue damages and other relief not available under IDEA

  • Post author:Cory Winter
  • Post published:April 11, 2023
  • Post category:IDEA

Recently, the Supreme Court of the United States, in a unanimous opinion in Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools (written by Justice Gorsuch), ruled that plaintiffs can pursue relief under laws…

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Requesting an initial evaluation

  • Post author:Cory Winter
  • Post published:October 17, 2022
  • Post category:Disabilities/Evaluation/IDEA

Federal law gives parents the right to request that their school district conduct an initial evaluation of their child for special education or related services. To do so, parents should…

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Grades don’t always tell the whole story about a student’s “educational performance”

  • Post author:Cory Winter
  • Post published:October 17, 2022
  • Post category:Educational Performance/Evaluation/IDEA

Believe it or not, we are quickly approaching the end of the first quarter of the school year. It won’t be long before Thanksgiving break rolls around, then winter break,…

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