Summer break is the most anticipated part of the school year for most students (and frankly, teachers as well). However, …

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The mandates of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) require that schools provide every student with a Free and …

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Autoimmune diseases have a variable yet potentially significant impact on a student’s ability to get through school without accommodations. Examples …

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All public schools are required to locate all students with disabilities, regardless of the severity of the disability. (1) The …

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Adam Wasserman talks about doing your child’s homework

For some students with disabilities, test scores and class grades are not the main challenges at school. Grades illustrate only …

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Heard on Olympic & Bundy – Adam Wasserman is an attorney and managing partner of Education Justice Law Group who …

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The primary objective of providing special education is to give children with disabilities (which would normally prevent them from the …

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**We wish to thank Andrew M.I. Lee, J.D., for providing much of the source material for creating this posting. The …

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Schools are allowed to enforce attendance laws in accordance with the Education Code and the Penal Code. They are enforcing …

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