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Three School Employees Were Arrested for Abusing Children with Disabilities in a Special Education Classroom. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...children in a special education classroom,...in a special education classroom,...Department of Education's Office for...Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation...children in special education,...in special education, especially...disability rights and restraint...conduct in a special education classroom....in a special education classroom....Office for Civil Rights alleging that...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Wheelchair-Accessible School Bus Transportation: Legal Rights and Practical Solutions
...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), transportation...your child to access their education. If your child's wheelchair...disability to benefit from special education." Transportation...disability to benefit from special education." Transportation falls squarely...documented in their Individualized Education Program (IEP) and provided...
Legal > Healthcare
Healthcare Decision-Making Rights: From Consent to Guardianship Alternatives
...lose access to medical records. The special education director suggested you "get...access to medical records. The special education director suggested you "get that filed...developmental disabilities, it's not even the right option. There are legal tools that...and the window to use them is open right now. The catch is timing. Some of...
Education > Special Education
Why Special Education Looks Different in Every State
...child qualified for special education in Connecticut....qualified for special education in Connecticut. You...child's access to education across any move you...with Disabilities Education Act is a federal law,...establishes minimum rights: a free appropriate...appropriate public education in the least restrictive...protections, and the right to an IEP. States...
Education > Special Education
Procedural Safeguards and Your Rights as a Special Education Parent
...with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), outlining...outlining the legal rights the federal government...grants parents in special education decisions....parents in special education decisions. Your...arrangements. The Rights That Matter Most....notice covers many rights, but a handful...records. You have the right to review any educational...right to review any educational record the school...
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: Understanding Your Legal Rights
...not be the right fit" for your..."specialize in special education."...in special education." These statements...disability rights law that governs...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)....appropriate public education (FAPE), and...about your rights, what capacity...Your Legal Rights Under IDEA....that governs special education in...governs special education in public schools....
Special Needs > Dyslexia
How to Request a School Evaluation for Dyslexia: Your Rights and the Step-by-Step Process
...with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), you have...you have the legal right to request a comprehensive...It's a procedural right designed to identify...principal or director of special education creates...director of special education creates a paper trail....child is eligible for special education services...eligible for special education services under IDEA."...
Education > K-12
FAPE and LRE Explained: A Parent's Guide to Your Child's Rights Under IDEA
...early in your special education journey:...your special education journey: FAPE...your child's educational rights under...educational rights under federal...Appropriate Public Education. LRE means...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),...governing special education....governing special education. Schools must...entitled to an education that meets...(2017), requires education "reasonably...
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: What Parents Need to Know
...charters handle special education....handle special education. Maybe a school...same federal special education law...federal special education law that applies...Disabilities Education Act), and it...appropriate public education. Charter schools...Understanding your rights and knowing...governance, but special education isn't...but special education isn't one of...appropriate public education (FAPE) to students...
Special Needs > General Special Needs
The IEP Process from Start to Finish: A First-Time Parent's Guide
...refers your child for a special education evaluation....your child for a special education evaluation. That someone...principal or director of special education with a clear...or director of special education with a clear statement...requesting an evaluation for special education services. The...evaluation for special education services. The school...
Special Needs > Hearing Impairments
IDEA Rights for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Public Schools
...your third-grader with moderate hearing loss was placed in the general education classroom without an FM system, and the teacher keeps forgetting to wear...demand and what's just nice to have. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) includes specific protections for students who are deaf or hard...
Education > Special Education
How to Find an IEP Advocate or Special Education Attorney
...difference between an educational advocate and...advocate and a special education attorney,...and a special education attorney, and...to find the right help. Three...understand your rights, and share what...legal advice. Educational advocate: A...specializes in special education law...specializes in special education law and IEP...isn't a lawyer. Educational advocates know...