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60-day Calendar Timeline Chart

This resource is provided by ACSA Partner4Purpose SPG. Initial and triennial special education assessments are legally required to be completed within 60 calendar … Read More

U.S. Department of Education Releases Guidance on Disciplining Students with Disabilities

This resource is provided by ACSA Partner4Purpose Lozano Smith. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance reinforcing … Read More

IEPs & Special Education At a Glance

This resource is provided by ACSA Partner4Purpose SPG. Need a Special Education refresher? This handy one-pager briefly explains the special … Read More

New Case Highlights Interplay Between Special Education and Sexual Harassment Laws

This resource is provided by ACSA Partner4Purpose Lozano Smith. A recent U.S. District Court decision out of Washington State provides … Read More

Recent Court Decisions Reaffirm Schools’ Obligation to Students Refusing Services

This resource is provided by ACSA Partner4Purpose AALRR. On January 19, 2022, in Thomas v. Empire Springs Charter School, No. … Read More

Parentally-placed Private School Students Are Not Entitled to IEP Unless They Request One

This resource is provided by ACSA Partner4Purpose Lozano Smith. In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals … Read More

ADA Claim Arising from Alleged Denial of FAPE Requires Exhaustion of Administrative Process

This resource is provided by ACSA Partner4Purpose Lozano Smith. The recent en banc opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals … Read More

Ninth Circuit Refuses to Enforce OCR’s “Dear Colleague Letters” as Binding Law

This resource is provided by ACSA Partner4Purpose Lozano Smith. Since their initial release in 1994, school officials have looked to “Dear … Read More