By Hope Kirsch, Kirsch-Goodwin & Kirsch, PLLChttps://www.yourvalley.net/paradise-valley-independent/stories/kirsch-heres-what-to-do-when-your-child-needs-help-in-school,288281If your child is struggling at all — in school work (academics), making friends, teachers complaining about behavior, almost anything that concerns you or the teachers — the school should be notifying you and suggesting to meet to evaluate the child for a 504 plan (accommodations) or…

When the school calls: Understanding IEPs 

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Thee United States Department of Education will be issuing guidance to schools notifying them that regardless of the COVID pandemic or how instructino is provided, students with disabilities must still receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and that infants and toddlers with disabilities and…

Parents often ask:Can the school exit my child from an IEP?How can a school exit my child from an IEP?The answer to these questions are that schools are not allowed to just dimiss – or exit – a student from an IEP without a formal evaluation.  And so an IEP may not just say…

 Bullying – When Special
Needs Students Are the Victims or InstigatorsBy Arizona Education Attorneys          

What is Bullying? 
Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children
that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or
has the potential to be repeated, over…

 Arizona Education LawyersThe IDEA protects students with disabilities in disciplinary
proceedings that may result in long term suspension or expulsion. Suspension
over 10 days in a school year requires a Manifestation Determination Review (“MDR”).
A student with a disability (with an IEP) may be suspended for up to 10 school
days in a…