Feb 7, 2026 | by Special Education Solutions
In B.S.M. v. Upper Darby School District, 103 F.4th 956, 124 LRP 17147 (3d Cir. June 4, 2024), the Third Circuit clarified that an adverse determination on a child-find claim under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) does not necessarily resolve a...
Jul 20, 2020 | by Special Education Solutions
A recent Eighth Circuit case, Independent Sch Dist. No. 283 v. E.M.D.H., Nos. 19-1269, 19-1336, 2020 WL 2892238, — F.3d —-, 120 LRP 17110 (8th Cir. June 3, 2020), covers a number of issues that arise frequently in cases before impartial hearing officers,...
Jun 9, 2020 | by Special Education Solutions
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provides that impartial hearing officer decisions are to be made on “substantive grounds based on a determination of whether the child received a free[,] appropriate public education.” 20 U.S.C. § 1415(f)(3)(E). A...
Oct 25, 2019 | by Special Education Solutions
Lisa M. v. Leander Independent School District, 924 F.3d 205, 74 IDELR 124 (5th Cir. May 15, 2019), is a somewhat unusual case concerning eligibility under the IDEA that nevertheless may be instructive in the eligibility disputes that impartial hearing officers...
