Legal Resources for Special Education Administrators

OAH Calendar

Federal and State Special Education Legal Resources 

DOJ ADAAA Regulations - Effective October 11, 2016

OSERS Memorandum - Dyslexia Assessments (April 25, 2016)

Dear Colleague Letter and Resource Guide on Students with ADHD (July 26, 2016)

Dear Colleague Letter - Behavioral Supports (August 1, 2016)

OSEP Letter -  Parents may invite family members and interested people to due process hearings (August 4, 2016)

Dear Colleague Letter - Virtual schools (August 5, 2016)

Updated ESEA Regulations - Assessments (Effective January 9, 2017)

United States Supreme Court Rules Exhaustion of Claims Only Applies to IDEA Cases - Apply 2 Part Test (February 22, 2017)

Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students Withdrawn by US DOE & DOJ (February 22, 2017).

United States Supreme Court Rules on FAPE Standard - "This standard is more demanding than the 'merely more than de minimis' test applied by the Tenth Circuit."  (March 22, 2017)

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules IEPs are Contracts & Districts are Required to File Responses to Due Process Complaints.  (March 27, 2017)