Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In E.E. v. Norris School District, No. 1:20‑CV‑1291‑AWI‑CDB, 2023 WL 3124618, 83 IDELR 68 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 27, 2023), the court addressed a dispute concerning the content of an individualized education program (IEP) for a student with autism spectrum disorder. The...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In Los Lunas Public Schools Board of Education v. Schneider, No. 21‑cv‑01082‑DHU‑SCY, 2023 WL 6144506, 123 LRP 29853 (D.N.M. Sept. 20, 2023), the district court affirmed an unusually broad remedial order issued by an impartial hearing officer (IHO) after finding that...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In J.Z. v. Catalina Foothills School District, No. CV-20-00490-TUC-RCC, 2023 WL 3275759, 83 IDELR 62 (D. Ariz. May 5, 2023), the court addressed a school district’s obligations under the IDEA concerning child find, the decision whether to evaluate a student, parental...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In J.S. v. Autauga County Board of Education, Nos. 2:22‑CV‑284‑MHT, 2:22‑CV‑306‑MHT, 2023 WL 3224961, 83 IDELR 63 (M.D. Ala. May 3, 2023), the court considered whether a parent’s unilateral private school placement was appropriate so as to support a tuition...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In K.P. v. Department of Education, State of Hawai‘i, No. 22-cv-00267-DKW-WRP, 2023 WL 2930568, 123 LRP 13042 (D. Hawai‘i Apr. 13, 2023), appeal dismissed, No. 23-15705 (9th Cir. July 11, 2023), the district court affirmed a hearing officer’s decision to reduce a...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
Disputes over a school district’s obligation to maintain services during the pendency of due process proceedings are common. Far less common are cases resulting in findings of civil contempt and the imposition of sanctions. Bueno v. Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary...
