Aug 28, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
A short delay in assistive technology and disputes over accommodations did not amount to a denial of a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in Pfershy v. O’Fallon Twp. High Sch. Dist. 203, No. 23-CV-3515-RJD, 2026 WL 2253444 (S.D. Ill. Aug. 5, 2026). The case...
Aug 28, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
Child-find, identification, and evaluation issues are a steady part of an impartial hearing officer’s caseload. Limitations questions involving those claims are less common, but hardly unknown. J.R. v. Ventura Unified Sch. Dist., 173 F.4th 1039 (9th Cir. Apr. 22,...
Aug 25, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
A new Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decision takes a close look at the least restrictive environment (LRE) requirement under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and applies the Supreme Court’s statement that school districts should be expected to...
Aug 24, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
An Individualized Education Program (IEP) must be individualized to the student. In North East Independent School District v. I.M., 163 F.4th 193, 125 LRP 34991 (5th Cir. Dec. 23, 2025), vacating and superseding 160 F.4th 630, 125 LRP 31441 (Nov. 21, 2025), the Fifth...
Aug 16, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
R.C. v. Garden City Union Free School District, No. 2:24-CV-8328 (LGD), 2026 WL 1674597, — F.Supp.3d — (E.D.N.Y. April 14, 2026), involved significant disagreements between an impartial hearing officer (IHO) and a state review officer (SRO). The district...
Aug 16, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
Herbert v. St. James Parish Sch. Bd., 177 F.4th 630 (5th Cir. June 2, 2026), involved eligibility for special education based on residency and also addressed maintenance of placement, or stay-put, during the pendency of proceedings. The case began on August 7, 2024,...
