Molly Watson6 days ago5 minSpecial Education Eligibility and Manifestation Reviews The California Office of Administrative Hearings recently issued decisions in special education cases before it. This special education c...
Molly WatsonJul 22 minSpecial Education Dispute Resolution During Covid-19The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSEP) recently issued information regarding i...
Molly WatsonApr 271 minSecretary of Education DeVos declines to seek Congressional FAPE and LRE waivers to IDEAOn April 27, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education issued a letter to Congress from Secretary of Education DeVos indicating that she is ...
Molly WatsonApr 272 minWill compensatory Education be Provided to Special Needs Children due to COVID-19 School Closures?What is compensatory education? Compensatory education is a form of relief that may be granted to a student for the denial of appropriate...
Molly WatsonApr 222 minTechnology Companies Help Narrow the Student Distance Learning Digital Divide The COVID-19 health crisis has laid bare the technology gap that exists among California's students. With the necessity that many student...
Molly WatsonApr 133 minHow California's Emergency COVID-19 Law Affects Special EducationOn March 17, 2020, the State of California passed law to address issues confronting schools caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Issues th...
Molly WatsonApr 62 minCalifornia Special Education Guidance for COVID-19Governor Newsom announced last month that California public school campuses will remain closed during the remainder of the school year fo...
Molly WatsonMar 204 minAre Children with IEPs and 504 Plans Entitled to Services During the COVID-19 Outbreak? During this dark time, the United States Department of Education recently issued written informal guidance regarding the provision of sch...
Molly WatsonMar 93 minReport Finds California Schools Ill Equipped to Serve Students with Special NeedsApproximately 725,000 children in California qualify for K-12 special education services. A policy report issued in February 2020 by PACE...
Molly WatsonFeb 282 minShould parents ever waive special education rights?School districts often ask parents to waive special education rights, and sometimes parents choose to waive these rights without any enco...
Molly WatsonJan 303 minAre private school placements appropriate for children with special needs? An important case, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, has provoked a discussion about the appropriateness of private school place...
Molly WatsonJan 283 minWhat is special education stay put?One of the evils Congress sought to remedy with the passage of the Education for All Handicapped Act which was revised and renamed the In...
Molly WatsonJan 132 min12 Important Facts about FBAs and BIPs for Children with Maladaptive Behavior1. A functional behavior assessment (FBA) is a specialized evaluation of a student's behavior. 2. The purpose of the FBA is to determine ...
Molly WatsonDec 27, 20192 minNinth circuit dismisses student's restraint and seclusion case On December 24, 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in A.T. v. Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District, et al...
Molly WatsonDec 20, 20191 minAssistive Technology Resources for Children with DyslexiaLots of wonderful assistive technology tools and apps are available for parents searching for help for their dyslexic child. The Californ...
Molly WatsonNov 14, 20192 minThree staff members at Guiding Hands school charged in death of special needs studentSuch a tragic case. Back in November 2018, staff at the Guiding Hands School, which is a nonpublic school in El Dorado Hills, California,...
Molly WatsonSep 30, 20191 minIDEA regulations to go into effect to prevent disparities in treatment of students of color Back in 2016, the U.S. Department of Education made available to the public final regulations under the Individuals with Disabilities Edu...
Molly WatsonSep 6, 20193 minUnder what circumstances does the IDEA's exhaustion requirement apply? Congress passed the Individuals with Disabilities Act "IDEA" to ensure that all children with disabilities have access to a free appropri...
Molly WatsonAug 14, 20192 minWhat are the rights of children of undocumented immigrants to a FAPE?"Anyone who does anything to help a child is a hero to me." Fred Rogers Children of undocumented immigrants have a right to be educated...
Molly WatsonAug 8, 20191 minAdvocates Warn Trump Administration Not To Change IDEA PolicyDisability advocates and former education officials met with Trump administration representatives from the Department of Education last m...
