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
In E.E. v. Norris School District, No. 1:20‑CV‑1291‑AWI‑CDB, 2023 WL 3124618, 83 IDELR 68 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 27, 2023), the court addressed a dispute concerning the content of an individualized education program (IEP) for a student with autism spectrum disorder. The...
Feb 7, 2026 | by Deusdedi Merced
In Bouabid v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education, 62 F.4th 851, 82 IDELR 216 (4th Cir. Mar. 15, 2023), the Fourth Circuit addressed the adequacy of an administrative hearing officer’s decision under the IDEA, emphasizing that the validity of an...
Apr 23, 2023 | by Special Education Solutions
Falmouth School Department v. Doe, 44 F.4th 23, 81 IDELR 151 (1st Cir. Aug. 9, 2022), is of interest on issues of free, appropriate public education and private placement in the context of a student’s severe reading disability. The ruling affirmed district court and...
Apr 23, 2023 | by Special Education Solutions
L.C. v. Arlington County School Board, No. 1:20-cv-1177, 2022 WL 1469394, 81 IDELR 65 (E.D. Va. June 24, 2022), addresses issues of free, appropriate public education and least restrictive environment in the case of a middle-schooler identified as having learning...
