Publications

Third Circuit finds District Court’s compensatory education award was not an abuse of discretion. Upper Darby Sch. Dist. v. K.W. through T.B. and T.W., 2024 WL 3811990 (3rd Cir. Aug. 14, 2024) Legal Update for Special Education Law – September 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of intere

Third Circuit affirmed lower court, concluding school district’s re-evaluation was appropriate, its diagnosis of autism was supported, and school district’s proposed IEP was an offer of a FAPE. Legal Update for Special Education Law – September 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of intere

Third Circuit remands matter to the district court to conduct a factual analysis as to whether the school district had violated its Child Find obligations under Section 504. Legal Update for Special Education Law – August 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of interest

Thomas Specht and William McPartland (both of Scranton, PA) were success

A federal court in Missouri has blocked President Biden’s latest attempt to forgive nearly $500 billion in federal loans. U.S. Legal Update for Special Education Law – July 2024

Christopher Conrad (Harrisburg, PA) successfully defended claims for alleged violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Fa Legal Update for Special Education Law – June 2024 is prepared by Marshall Denn

Commonwealth Court voids Pennsylvania Department of Education’s newly imposed Age-Out Plan for failure to implement it in accordance with Pennsylvania Laws.* Legal Update for Special Education Law – June 2024

PDE Publishes 2022–2023 Report of Expenditures Relating to Exceptional Pennsylvania Students Legal Update for Special Education Law – May 2024

Newly Released Title IX Protections Legal Update for Special Education Law – May 2024

Effective November 1, 2023, the Prior Written Notice for a Reevaluation and Request for Consent form were separated into into different forms, the Prior Written Notice for a Reevaluation form and the Request for Consent for a Reevaluation form.