Feb 4, 2019 | by Special Education Solutions
Avaras v. Clarkstown Central School District, No. 15 CV 9679 (S..D.N.Y.) concerns a child identified as N.A. with reading difficulties and other conditions. He was provided academic intervention services and Response to Intervention services in kindergarten, and...
Feb 4, 2019 | by Special Education Solutions
A case that came out at the end of last summer, J.L. v. New York City Department of Education, 324 F. Supp. 3d 455, 72 IDELR 237 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 28, 2018), should be of interest to New York impartial hearing officers, even though the case did not originate through a...
Feb 4, 2019 | by Special Education Solutions
Compensatory education services as a remedy for violations of IDEA can present difficult issues for Impartial Hearing Officers. Just how does the trier of fact measure the educational loss and calculate the remedial services that will be needed to make up for it? A...
Jan 29, 2019 | by Special Education Solutions
This past year, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) of the United States Department of Education issued a number of guidance letters that may be of use to Impartial Hearing Officers. Although OSEP always cautions that its responses to inquiries are...
Nov 1, 2018 | by Special Education Solutions
The child-find obligation imposed by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires that school districts promptly identify, locate, and evaluate students who are suspected of having disabilities. 20 U.S.C. § 1412(a)(3)(A). In Krawietz v. Galveston...
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...
