SPED Law with Dr. Randall and Sarah: Recent Episodes

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Dr. Kristina Randall and special education teacher, Sarah Melton, court cases and other hot topics affecting the field of Special Education.

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Case 1

Procedural Safeguards and Amanda J. v. Clark County School District

Case 2

Denying FAPE by Failing to Implement a Student’s IEP

https://spedlawblog.com/2022/04/17/denying-fape-by-failing-to-implement-a-students-iep/

M.C. v. Antelope Valley Union High School District 2017, p. 1197

Van Duyn v. Baker School District 5J (2007).

Sumter County School Dist. 17 v. Heffernan

https://casetext.com/case/sumter-county-school-dist-17-v-heffernan

Case 3

Downingtown School District v. G.W., 120 LRP 30959, (E.D. PA 2020). The case may be downloaded at Google Scholar

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In Episode 3 of SPED Law with Dr. Randall and Sarah we discuss 2 case that form the foundation of Free and Appropriate Education (FAPE), one of the pillars of IDEA. First we discuss Board of Education v. Rowley (1982), then cover Endrew F. v. Douglas County (2017). Links mentioned in the episode: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/458/176 ​​https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/15-827_0pm1.pdf

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In this episode Dr. Randall and Sarah discuss two cases that address COVID-19 and FAPE. Below are links to articles and resources discussed in the episode. 

SPED Law Blog article about Hernandez v. Grisham (2020), FAPE, & COVID-19 by Dr. Yell

SPED Law Blog article Office of Civil Rights Resolution (4/28/2022) Regarding a Denial of FAPE Because of Covid-related School Closure by Dr. Yell

OCR Brief

LA Unified School District Resolution Agreement

OCR COVID and FAPE Guidelines

Guidelines for IDEA Implementation during COVID

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Is Kenny vs. Wilson (2021) the beginning of the end of criminalizing student behavior? Dr. Randall and Sarah discuss this question and what the decision means for teachers.

Brief from Department of Education

PBIS.org

Information about Kenny vs. Wilson (2021) came from SPEDLawBlog.com

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