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Third Circuit finds District Court’s compensatory education award was not an abuse of discretion.
The parents filed a due process complaint under the IDEA and § 504, alleging the school district denied the student a FAPE during the 2020–21 and 2021–22 school years.
Legal Update for Special Education Law – September 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of intere
Third Circuit affirmed lower court, concluding school district’s re-evaluation was appropriate, its diagnosis of autism was supported, and school district’s proposed IEP was an offer of a FAPE.
The school district re-evaluated the student during the 2021–22 school year and concluded the student was eligible to receive IDEA services based upon a primary disability category of autism. The student was also identified as gifted.
Legal Update for Special Education Law – September 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of intere
Legal Update for Special Education Law – Case Law Update
Third Circuit remands matter to the district court to conduct a factual analysis as to whether the school district had violated its Child Find obligations under Section 504.
Legal Update for Special Education Law – August 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of interest
Legal Update for Special Education Law – Results*
Thomas Specht and William McPartland (both of Scranton, PA) were success
Legal Update for Special Education Law – Updates from the U.S. Department of Education
A federal court in Missouri has blocked President Biden’s latest attempt to forgive nearly $500 billion in federal loans. U.S.
Legal Update for Special Education Law – July 2024
Legal Update for Special Education Law – Results*
Christopher Conrad (Harrisburg, PA) successfully defended claims for alleged violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Fa
Legal Update for Special Education Law – June 2024 is prepared by Marshall Denn
Legal Update for Special Education Law – Updates from the Pennsylvania Department of Education
Commonwealth Court voids Pennsylvania Department of Education’s newly imposed Age-Out Plan for failure to implement it in accordance with Pennsylvania Laws.*
Legal Update for Special Education Law – June 2024
Legal Update for Special Education Law – Updates from the Pennsylvania Department of Education
PDE Publishes 2022–2023 Report of Expenditures Relating to Exceptional Pennsylvania Students
Legal Update for Special Education Law – May 2024
Legal Update for Special Education Law – Updates from the U.S. Department of Education
Newly Released Title IX Protections
Legal Update for Special Education Law – May 2024
Legal Update for Special Education Law – Updates from the Pennsylvania Department of Education
Effective November 1, 2023, the Prior Written Notice for a Reevaluation and Request for Consent form were separated into into different forms, the Prior Written Notice for a Reevaluation form and the Request for Consent for a Reevaluation form.