Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In Alex W. v. Poudre School District R-1, 94 F.4th 1176, 124 LRP 7692 (10th Cir. Mar. 7, 2024), the Tenth Circuit addressed claims involving the statute of limitations, behavioral assessments and services, free appropriate public education (FAPE), and the...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In C.K. v. Baltimore City Board of Commissioners, No. GLR-22-80, 2023 WL 3740555, 123 LRP 17311 (D. Md. May 31, 2023), the parents of a high school student with multiple disabilities challenged the adequacy of the individualized education program (IEP) proposed by the...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In Plotkin v. Montgomery County Public Schools, No. 22-2073, 2023 WL 7272102, — F. App’x —, 123 LRP 33167 (4th Cir. Nov. 3, 2023) (unpublished), petition for cert. filed, No. 23-1074 (Apr. 2, 2024), the Fourth Circuit considered whether a school district’s...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In Mason v. Carranza, No. 20-CV-4010 (PKC) (SJB), 2023 WL 6201407, 123 LRP 29905 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 22, 2023), appeal filed sub nom. Mason v. Banks, No. 23-7604 (2d Cir. Nov. 2, 2023), the district court addressed a dispute centered on disability classification and...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
The Second Circuit reaffirmed that an individualized education program (IEP) may satisfy both the free appropriate public education (FAPE) and least restrictive environment (LRE) requirements—even when it does not align with general education standards—where the...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
The stay-put provision of the IDEA, which requires that a child remain in his or her then-current educational placement during the pendency of proceedings unless the parties agree otherwise, can be difficult to apply when a placement ends for reasons unrelated to a...
