Civil Rights Lawyers for School Issues – 5 signs you might need one

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Civil Rights Lawyers for School Issues 5 signs you might need one 5 signs you might need a Civil Rights Lawyer – Do you have a feeling that something isn’t right at your child’s school? Do you feel as though your child’s civil rights have been violated? Children with disabilities are protected under section 504. Section 504 […]

Lawyer for Transgender Students

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Lawyer for Transgender Students Gender Dysphoria, which is a serious medical condition characterized by clinically significant distress caused by an incongruence between a person’s gender identity and the person’s assigned sex at birth. A critical part of the treatment of gender dysphoria is a “social transition” in which the student lives in accordance with their gender identity in all […]

Special Education Evaluation Timelines over the Summer

Special Education Evaluation Timelines over the Summer With the 2015-2016 School Year coming to an end many parents are in a frenzy to ensure that their child will have the appropriate supports and services in place for the 2016-2017 school year. Some families may not have realized that their child wasn’t making progress until the spring […]

Should I hire an Education Lawyer?

Should I hire an Education Lawyer? When you have a dispute with your school district you may feel like a student again; a student who was just told by a teacher to do something with the justification, “becuase I said so.” It was frustrating to receive such an “I know better than you” response as a child, but […]

Special Education Law in Pennsylvania

Special Education Law in Pennsylvania After attending the yearly Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) conference recently, it hit me; Pennsylvania leads the nation in special education law. Lawyers around the country rely on precedent set in Pennsylvania to advocate for their clients. Lawyers from as far away as Hawaii were thrilled to come to Philadelphia to […]

Bullying and Your Child’s Right to a Free Appropriate Public Education

Bullying and Your Child’s Right to a Free Appropriate Public Education “The Shape of Free Appropriate Public Education to Come: How Courts are Finding that Bullying Denies Students with Disabilities their Right to Education” Free Appropriate Public Education Denied: an IntroductionImagine that you are a twelve-year-old student with a learning disability. No question, your daily […]

Use of Physical Restraints in School

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When are restraints allowed under Pennsylvania law? 22 Pa. Code Chapter 14.133 provides for the limited circumstances under which restraints are aloud to be used in Pennsylvania. Restraints to control acute of episodic aggressive or self-injurious behavior may be used only when the student is acting in a manner as to be a clear and […]

Special Needs Trusts Basics

Special Needs Trusts Basics A special needs trust (also known as a supplemental needs trust) is a specialized document that benefits an individual who has a disability. Most often a special needs is a single document, but sometimes a special needs trust can be incorporated as a part of a Will. Special needs trusts can […]

Special Education Law and Attorneys Fees

Special Education Law and Attorneys Fees RECENT CASE LAW: Fifth Circuit Reviewing Parents Ability to Collect Legal Fees under IDEA A crucial procedural safeguard to ensure that every child receives a free appropriate public education under IDEA is the ability of prevailing parents to collect legal fees. Often, this provision of IDEA means that parents who bring […]

Special Education Law and Stay Put

Special Education Law and Stay Put as of May, 21st 2015 Third Circuit Rules “Stay Put” Extends Through Appeals, Supreme Court, Denies Certiorari An important right under the IDEA is a student’s right to “stay put.” This means that when a disagreement between the parents and school district arises in regard to a student’s educational needs, the student […]