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...
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...
