Disability Rights

April 5, 2018

How a tiny Native American community's trauma might impact education law

A judge’s ruling in a case brought on behalf of schoolchildren in a Grand Canyon reservation could impact whether school districts are required to provide disability services to students impacted by trauma and adversity.

David Washburn

May 19, 2015

Contra Costa County to end isolation of special ed students in juvenile hall

The changes are part of a legal settlement in a class-action lawsuit.

Jane Meredith Adams

October 23, 2014

Schools warned on legalities of anti-bullying

Citing an “ever-increasing” number of complaints about the bullying of students with disabilities, the federal government issued a letter this week reminding schools of their legal responsibility to stop such bullying or risk violating federal anti-discrimination laws.

Jane Meredith Adams