From the Courts: Judge Orders Student Back to Local School Following Alleged “Terroristic Threats”
A Salem County student with disabilities was allowed to return to his local public school, following inappropriate removal for disciplinary reasons. The 2016 case involves a 15 year-old boy with specific learning disabilities who attends a the local public high...From the Courts: Judge Denies Request for Student to Take Part in Graduation Ceremonies
The Office of Administrative Law has denied a parent’s emergent relief request to allow her son, a student with disabilities, to take part in high school commencement ceremonies. The 2017 case involves an 18 year-old Mercer County teen with specific learning...
School Discipline and Students with Autism
State regulations (New Jersey Administrative Code Title 6A, Chapter 16 (NJAC 6A:16) Programs to Support Student Development) requires school districts to “develop, adopt, disseminate and implement a code of student conduct that establishes standards, policies and...From the Courts: Behavior Not A Manifestation of Disabilities
A New Jersey Administrative Law Judge ruled that a 6th grader with disabilities could be removed from school in connection with behavior that violated school rules. The case involves an 11-year-old boy who had been accused by his Essex County school district of...From the Courts: “Stay Put” Denied—Student’s Placement Ordered to Change
A New Jersey Administrative Law Judge denied a set of parents’ request for their daughter with disabilities to remain in her private school placement, in spite of the fact that her behavior was found to be a result of her disabilities. The case involves a 16-year-old...NJCommonGround.org, and the Common Ground E-newsletter are projects of the NJ Council on Developmental Disabilities
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