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...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In Maysonet v. New York City Department of Education, No. 22 Civ. 1685 (LGS), 2023 WL 2537851, 123 LRP 9965 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 16, 2023), the court addressed the scope of equitable relief available in a tuition reimbursement case where a denial of a free appropriate...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
Student discipline disputes frequently give rise to due process proceedings, and the expedited timelines applicable to exclusionary discipline cases place a premium on prompt and careful adjudication. In G.D. v. Utica Community Schools, No. 20-12864, 2023 WL 2719426,...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In Navarro Carrillo v. New York City Department of Education, No. 21-2639, 2023 WL 3162127, 123 LRP 13987 (2d Cir. May 1, 2023) (unpublished summary order), the Second Circuit addressed the role of disability classification in the development of an individualized...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In I.K. v. Mannheim Township School District, No. 22-1347, 2023 WL 3477830, 123 LRP 15585 (3d Cir. May 15, 2023), an unpublished Third Circuit decision, the court addressed the application of the “snapshot rule” in assessing whether an individualized education program...
