By Eric E. Stevens, Attorney at Law With the end of California’s 2022/2023 legislative session approaching, it’s time to start reviewing the new laws that will impact public schools in upcoming school years. Beginning with …
Assembly Bill (AB) 181, the 2021-2022 budget trailer bill which went into effect on June 30, 2022, created a new pathway to a high school diploma for students with disabilities. AB 181, codified as …
Summary: An administrative law judge found that the Long Beach Unified School District violated the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act when the District failed to provide necessary transportation services for more than a year. The …
On September 30, 2022, a Colorado district court ruled that a school district (District) denied a student a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) because the District failed to implement an IEP by failing to …
Summary: On February 12, 2022, a California district court ruled that a school district (District) denied a student a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) because the District focused too much on the student’s (Student) …
Summary: The Student Privacy Policy Office found that the Port of Los Angeles High School violated the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) when a teacher delivered an unsealed envelope containing a student’s PSAT …
Summary: On June 1, 2021, the California Supreme Court denied a California school district’s petition for certiorari to hear the district’s arguments that it did not deny a privately placed district resident student a Free …
Summary: On October 12, 2020, the Office of Administrative Hearings ruled that a California school district denied a high school student a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) when the district provided the student only 80% …
Summary: On September 30, 2019, the Student Privacy Policy Office found that a Kentucky school district violated the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”) by sending an email with personally identifiable information to an …
Summary: On September 19, 2019, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s ruling that restricting a student’s mother’s visitation rights did not violate Section 504 or the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). …