Feb 9, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In Rivas v. Banks, No. 22-CV-10007 (LJL), 2023 WL 8188069, 123 LRP 34269 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 27, 2023), reconsideration denied, 2024 WL 292276 (Jan. 25, 2024), aff’d, No. 24-268, 2024 WL 5244849 (2d Cir. Dec. 30, 2024), the district court affirmed administrative decisions...
Feb 9, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In M.M. v. New York City Department of Education, No. 21-cv-3693 (BMC), 2024 WL 3904771, 124 LRP 31321 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 22, 2024), the court addressed a situation in which a school district failed over multiple years to offer an appropriate placement under the...
Feb 9, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In Pitta v. Medeiros, 90 F.4th 11, 124 LRP 521 (1st Cir. Jan. 4, 2024), the First Circuit affirmed dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that a school district and special education administrator violated a parent’s First Amendment rights by refusing to allow video...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In Zayas v. Banks, No. 22 CIV. 7112 (KPF), 2024 WL 216761, 124 LRP 1849 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 19, 2024), reconsideration denied, 2024 WL 1657880 (Apr. 17, 2024), appeal filed, No. 24-1076 (2d Cir. Apr. 24, 2024), the court rejected a claim for tuition reimbursement based on...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In D.C.G. v. New York City Department of Education, No. 23 Civ. 1337 (JPC) (JW), 2024 WL 1343598, 124 LRP 10410 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 30, 2024), the court affirmed the denial of compensatory education as a remedy for a conceded denial of a free appropriate public education...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In Loudoun County School Board v. Bunkua, No. 1:23cv320, 2024 WL 2274492, 124 LRP 16070 (E.D. Va. May 20, 2024), the district court addressed whether a school system provided a free appropriate public education (FAPE) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education...
