Protection from Retaliation

       Sometimes individuals are intimidated or harassed because they are trying to enforce or help others to enforce the right to be free from disability based discrimination under Section 504 and  the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Both of these laws protect individuals with disabilities from discrimination. Additionally, these laws prohibit retaliation against a person [...]

What if we don’t work it out? Due Process Hearings Under the IDEA 2004

     Sometimes mediation, the resolution session, or other efforts do not resolve the dispute and parents or the school district still wish to have a due process hearing. In order to have a hearing, the side requesting the hearing  must have filed a due process complaint notice with the other side in the hearing.  
Timeline for [...]