Student & Parent Rights

The Ninth Circuit appropriately summarized the difficult job of a school administrator in Wynar v.

The IDEA and the ADA are related, but they are not the same.

We previously reported on the decision in J.C. v. Beverly Hills Schools, 757 F.Supp.2d 1094 (C.D. Cal.

Cyber-bullying is a major topic of discussion in every school district in America.  Not surprisingly, this issue is finding its way into the courthouses all across the country, too.

In the context of free appropriate public education (FAPE) litigation under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the words "Forest Grove" mean many things, especially to lawyers.

In Florence County School District Four v. Carter, 510 U.S. 7 (1993), the U.S. Supreme Court set minimum criteria that must be met before a guardian may obtain reimbursement for the unilateral placement of a child in a private school.

Parents can breathe a sigh of relief now that the Ninth Circuit has decided the case of RP Prescott Unified School District.  In that case, parents sued a school district, contending that the special education services for their autistic son were inadequate.

The California Supreme Court has ruled that a school district may face liability if it negligently hired a known child abuser and then allowed the person to closely interact with students as a counselor without adequate supervision.The case is C.A. (a minor) v. William S.

Illegal immigration is a hot topic, and so are laws that allow undocumented aliens to enjoy benefits provided to legal residents.  In Martinez v.

When it comes to disabled students, there are two potent weapons for parents in the form of the Federal Rehabilitation Act (29 USC § 794) and the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA,” 20 USC § 1400, et seq.).