Feb 27, 2018 | by Special Education Solutions
The Supreme Court just denied certiorari in a case from last summer that has received considerable attention around the country. M.L. ex rel. Leiman v. Smith, 867 F.3d 487, 70 IDELR 142 (4th Cir. Aug. 14, 2017), cert. denied, 86 U.S.L.W. 3354, 86 U.S.L.W. 3356 (U.S....
Feb 27, 2018 | by Special Education Solutions
On January 16, 2018, the U.S. Department of Education rejected New York’s application for a waiver of sections 1111(b)(1)(B) and (b)(2)(B)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), 20 U.S.C. §...
Jan 4, 2018 | by Special Education Solutions
Board of Educ. of Wappingers Cent. Sch. Dist. v. M.N., No. 16-CV-09448(TPG), 2017 WL 4641219, 71 IDELR 9 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 13, 2017), appeal filed, No. 17-3707 (2d Cir. Nov. 14, 2017), is a recent case of interest with regard to the IDEA child-find requirement, the...
Dec 22, 2017 | by Special Education Solutions
Free, appropriate public education, behavioral interventions and supports, placement On December 7, 2017, the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) released a document entitled Questions and Answers (Q&A) on...
Dec 15, 2017 | by Special Education Solutions
On October 10, 2017, the Second Circuit summarily affirmed NB v. New York City Department of Education, No. 15 Civ. 4948, 2016 WL 5816925, 68 IDELR 228 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 29, 2017), aff’d sub nom. N.B. v. New York City Department of Education, No. 16-3652-cv, 2017 WL...
Dec 8, 2017 | by Special Education Solutions
A recent federal case of interest is W.M. ex rel. V.M. v. Board of Education of the Harrison Central School District, No. 16-CV-8732, 2017 WL 5157768, 117 LRP 46513 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 6, 2017). The student, identified as V., who was born in 2002 and spent his first years...
