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is I.K. v. Montclair Board of Education, No. CV 16–9152, 2018 WL 2441761, 72 IDELR 101 (D.N.J. May 31, 2018) (unpublished).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...
Sep 25, 2018 | by Special Education Solutions
A recent case of interest is Burke v. Hillsborough County School Board, No. 8:17–CV–993–T–33JSS, 2018 WL 1139064, 71 IDELR 187 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 2, 2018), appeal filed, No. 18-11257 (11th Cir. Mar. 29, 2018). The case involved a gifted third grader with autism who was...
Jun 5, 2018 | by Special Education Solutions
A recent case concerning several issues of interest to impartial hearing officers is R.A. v. West Contra Costa Unified School District, 696 F. App’x 171, 70 IDELR 88 (9th Cir. 2017). The case dealt with a ten-year-old student with autism spectrum disorder whose...
