Nov 1, 2018 | by Special Education Solutions
The topic of tuition reimbursement awards is one of particular importance to impartial hearing officers. A recent opinion, J.T. v. Department of Education, Civil No. 11-00612, 2018 WL 2449190, 72 IDELR 95 (D. Haw. May 31, 2018), serves as a good reminder of how the...
Sep 26, 2018 | by Special Education Solutions
A relatively recent case interpreting the due process statute of limitations provision of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is Brady P. v. Central York School District, No. 1:16-CV-2395, 2018 WL 1367325, 71 IDELR 215 (M.D. Pa. Mar. 16, 2018). The case...
Sep 26, 2018 | by Special Education Solutions
On April 19, 2018, Ruth E. Ryder, Acting Director of the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs, issued a letter in response to questions raised by the New York State Education Department Office of Special Education about the effect of New...
Sep 26, 2018 | by Special Education Solutions
A relatively new case that merits attention is L.H. v. Hamilton County Department of Education, Nos. 17-5989, 18-5086, 2018 WL 3966517, — F.3d —-, 118 LRP 34015 (6th Cir. Aug. 20, 2018). The student, now 15, has Down Syndrome, and was educated in a...
Sep 25, 2018 | by Special Education Solutions
The topic of tuition reimbursement awards is one of continuing importance to impartial hearing officers. A new opinion, J.T. v. Department of Education, Civil No. 11-00612, 2018 WL 2449190, 72 IDELR 95 (D. Haw. May 31, 2018), sheds light on the subject. The decision...
Sep 25, 2018 | by Special Education Solutions
An instructive recent case on decisions about sufficiency of due process complaints is I.K. v. Montclair Board of Education, No. CV 16–9152, 2018 WL 2441761, 72 IDELR 101 (D.N.J. May 31, 2018) (unpublished). The court denied both a motion for summary judgment for the...
