Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In B.S.M. v. Upper Darby School District, 103 F.4th 956, 124 LRP 17147 (3d Cir. June 4, 2024), the Third Circuit clarified that an adverse determination on a child-find claim under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) does not necessarily resolve a...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In Los Angeles Unified School District v. A.O., 92 F.4th 1159, 124 LRP 5221 (9th Cir. Feb. 15, 2024), the Ninth Circuit considered how specific an individualized education program (IEP) must be, what constitutes a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for a young...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In Alex W. v. Poudre School District R-1, 94 F.4th 1176, 124 LRP 7692 (10th Cir. Mar. 7, 2024), the Tenth Circuit addressed claims involving the statute of limitations, behavioral assessments and services, free appropriate public education (FAPE), and the...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In C.K. v. Baltimore City Board of Commissioners, No. GLR-22-80, 2023 WL 3740555, 123 LRP 17311 (D. Md. May 31, 2023), the parents of a high school student with multiple disabilities challenged the adequacy of the individualized education program (IEP) proposed by the...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In Plotkin v. Montgomery County Public Schools, No. 22-2073, 2023 WL 7272102, — F. App’x —, 123 LRP 33167 (4th Cir. Nov. 3, 2023) (unpublished), petition for cert. filed, No. 23-1074 (Apr. 2, 2024), the Fourth Circuit considered whether a school district’s...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In Mason v. Carranza, No. 20-CV-4010 (PKC) (SJB), 2023 WL 6201407, 123 LRP 29905 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 22, 2023), appeal filed sub nom. Mason v. Banks, No. 23-7604 (2d Cir. Nov. 2, 2023), the district court addressed a dispute centered on disability classification and...
