Transitioning To College As A Disabled Student And Getting Support While You Are There
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 Transitioning from high school to college can be exciting and…
Category: Education Law
Neurodiversity- & LGBTQIA+-Affirming Therapy with Robin Brannan of Better Together Family Therapy
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 78 In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter speaks with Robin Brannan, a…
The Laws Impacting Students with Disabiities
The key federal laws that affect students with disabilities are the Individuals w/ Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Sec 504 of…
Can A Bystander Be Suspended From School?
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 What does it take to issue a valid school suspension? …
We Must Preserve Special Education by Fighting Efforts to Abolish the US Department of Education
By Lateefah S. Williams, Esq. As you are aware, Donald Trump was recently elected President of the United States,and he…
Can a school attorney attend an IEP meeting if the parent attorney does not?
Excerpted from an interview of attorney Hope Kirsch to LRP: Parent attorney isn’t coming to IEP meeting, but school attorney…
Filing A UC or CSU Discipline Appeal Within The College: Bases For Appeal
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 College punishment can come swiftly and harshly, ending with a…
Cultural Competence is Mandatory for Special Education Students to Thrive
By Lateefah S. Williams, Esq. In today’s diverse classrooms, cultural competence is mandatory for students to thriveand it is a…
Possession of Nicotine or Tobacco As Basis For School Discipline
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 Talk to many in our culture today about nicotine products…
KGK Special Ed Law Blog: Child Find
CHILD FINDAll children with disabilities, including children with disabilities who are homeless children or are wards of the State –…