by Common Ground | Aug 11, 2014 | Courts
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has held that the provisions in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for services in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) apply to extended school year, (ESY) services. The case involves a...
by Common Ground | Aug 11, 2014 | Courts
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), along with its affiliate organizations the NFB of New Jersey and the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC), joined with the parents of a blind high school student in New Milford, New Jersey to file suit...
by Common Ground | Apr 22, 2014 | Courts
Earlier this year, advocate groups in New Jersey entered into a settlement agreement with the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) in a seven-year-old law suit intended to help ensure that children with disabilities are educated in the “least restrictive...
by Common Ground | Apr 22, 2014 | Courts
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the “stay put” provision of IDEA remains relevant, even when a student has aged out of public school. The case involves a Hawaii student with severe disabilities, who filed for due process in order to remain at the...
by Common Ground | Apr 22, 2014 | Courts
A New Jersey Administrative Law Judge recently ordered a central New Jersey school district to reimburse parents for the tuition costs of a state-approved private school. The case involves a teenage girl with bipolar disorder classified as “emotionally...
by Common Ground | Apr 22, 2014 | Courts
An Administrative Law Judge has ordered the New Jersey Department of Health to reimburse the parent of a child with autism for the cost of services she purchased for her child before he turned three. The case involves a toddler with disabilities, who was served...
by Common Ground | Nov 4, 2013 | Courts
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider two appeals involving how schools treat students in special education. The first case involves a 5 year-old Colorado girl with multiple intellectual and developmental disabilities. The girl’s school used a special...
by Common Ground | Nov 4, 2013 | Courts
The Cape May County Technical Board of Education and the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) have entered into an agreement to change the admissions practices of the Cape May County Technical High School (CMCT). The changes are intended to give students with...
by Common Ground | Nov 4, 2013 | Courts
The board of education of a North Jersey school district has agreed to pay a student with severe disabilities $30,000 to settle allegations that it deliberately caused her to miss middle school graduation in 2012. The case involves an 8th grade girl who has severe...
by Common Ground | Jun 28, 2013 | Courts
A federal appeals court has ruled that a school district’s failure to include the parent of a student with disabilities in an individualized education plan (IEP) meeting in which the student’s placement was changed violated IDEA. The case involves an...
by Common Ground | Jun 28, 2013 | Courts
A federal appeals court has ruled that a school district’s use of a time-out room for an elementary school student with disabilities did not violate the student’s constitutional rights. The case involves an Oklahoma boy who was repeatedly placed in a...
by Common Ground | Jun 28, 2013 | Courts
A New Jersey Administrative Law Judge has ruled that a school district is not required to provide extracurricular activities and transportation in order for a student to develop social skills. The case involves a 12-year-old boy with Down syndrome who was placed in a...
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