Podcast: Responding to Student Behavior and Student Discipline in the Special Education Context

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This resource is provided by ACSA Partner4Purpose Lozano Smith.  In this Lozano Smith Podcast episode, host Sloan Simmons talks with … Read More

Ninth Circuit Clarifies How to Analyze Academic Benefit for “Least Restrictive Environment” Purposes Under the IDEA

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This resource is provided by ACSA Partner4Purpose Lozano Smith.  A recent decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held … Read More

60-day Calendar Timeline Chart

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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