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As an Education Advocate across the country, I see everything when it comes to the IEP process and special education. No matter where you live, there are a number of challenges which seem to be inherent to the public school system. And the one phrase that seems to continue serve as a bone of contention…
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By: Gabi Aste-Molina, Law Clerk Editor: Sanmathi (Sanu) Dev, Esq. On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court held in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College that race cannot be a factor in college admissions because it violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Students for Fair Admissions…
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From Kirsch-Goodwin & Kirsch, PLLC Transgender is an umbrella term for persons whose gender identity or expression (masculine, feminine, other) is different from their sex (male, female) at birth. Gender identity refers to one’s internal understanding of one’s own gender, or the gender with which a person identifies. Gender expression is a term used to describe people’s outward presentation of…
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On August 4, 2023, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), on accessibility requirements for online and app-based services offered by state and local government entities, including public schools, community colleges, and public universities. According to a press release from…
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By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 Most parents see schools as places where their kids go daily, while they are at work or taking care of other household needs, and forget about them. College students may view their universities as a large mass of buildings and detached college staff and instructors. …
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The Education, Children and Young People Committee is the lead committee for the Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill, a private member’s Bill, introduced by Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP. The period for interested parties to submit their views on the Bill to the Committee has recently ended. Here is a summary of…
Between August and late June, there isn’t a day when I don’t hear from parents related to IEP Plans, 504 Plans, or general education programming. It’s a major part of my life. And in these discussions, I usually touch upon a few guiding questions to set up the conversation moving forward: EVALUATIONS WHAT WORKS…
By: Ruhani K. Aulakh, Law Clerk Editor: Sanmathi (Sanu) Dev, Esq. On June 20, 2023, the New Jersey Supreme Court in Gannett Satellite Info. Network, LLC v. Township. of Neptune declined to adopt an exception to the American Rule for attorneys’ fees under common law right of access claims to public records, which requires each…
A.R.S. § 15-105 Use of restraint and seclusion techniques; requirements; definitions Effective: July 3, 2015 A. A school may permit the use of restraint or seclusion techniques on any pupil if both of the following apply: 1. The pupil’s behavior presents an imminent danger of bodily harm to the pupil or others. 2. Less…
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The Biden Administration has made concentrated efforts to address the rise in reports of antisemitic, Islamophobic, and other hate-based or bias-based incidents in schools and on college campuses since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas conflict. On November 7, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education’s (“Department”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued a Dear Colleague Letter…
