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Setting High Expectations and a Strong Work Ethic

Setting high expectations and a strong work ethic is really important for the success of our students with special educational needs. Ann Marie understood the importance of keeping the standard highs. Ann Marie has 3 children with special needs.  Two children have dyslexia and one was born with Spina Bifida.  “My late husband and I [...]

Help Provide Computers, Software & Lockers for People with Disabilities

Help us support the Lewis B. Puller Center by voting in the Pepsi Refresh Project.  The Center hopes to provide computers, software & lockers for people with disabilities. Wrightslaw has been a long-time business partner with the Puller Center. The Center offers employment to intellectually challenged adults by contracting on-site jobs for a wide range of [...]

School Police: Good Idea? Bad Idea?

Bringing police into public schools is a trend that exploded in the 1990s, after high-profile school shooting incidents at Columbine and Jonesboro. When a reader asked a question about school resource officers,  we realized how little we knew about these officers. Are school resource officers law enforcement officers? Disciplinarians? Counselors or educators? Let’s take a look at [...]

Siblings May Recover Damages for School’s Failure to Provide FAPE

In a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that parents of two siblings with autism may seek monetary damages for the school’s failure to provide them with a free appropriate public education. The parents alleged that the department of education failed to provide the children with appropriate services during their formative [...]

When You are in Mediation, You are Negotiating

We are about to go into mediation and have concerns and questions about the process. Q: Can parents tape record the meeting? If the district will have an attorney present at mediation, can one be appointed for the parent, at no charge? Mediation is a problem solving process that is confidential. Success depends on both parties being [...]