Section 504 Eligibility: When a Doctor's Script Prescribes School-Based Services
What happens when parents produce a script from a medical doctor "prescribing" school-based services?
Allergens and Placement
Schools frequently receive students with identified peanut or other allergies, which can be accommodated with planning and intervention. What happens when the condition is at the far end of seriously life-threatening?
Wellness Programs
Employee wellness programs are becoming popular tools for employers seeking to combat rising healthcare costs.
"Thought To Be Eligible" and Requests for an Expedited Evaluation
There is often much confusion about the term "thought to be eligible." Many people, in particular, parents’ counsel, use it interchangeably with "child find," which is not necessarily the case.
Truancy as a Potential "Child Find" Trigger
Both the IDEA and Section 504 place an affirmative duty on school districts to locate, evaluate and identify children who may be in need of special education or a Section 504 Plan.
Extended School Year and its Intersection with the Least Restrictive Environment Mandate
Does the IDEA’s Least Restrictive Environment mandate apply to Extended School Year programming just as it does to programming provided during the regular school term?
School Volunteers Must be Cleared
Act 153, which became effective December 31, 2014, requires volunteers in schools who have contact with children to obtain a number of clearances.
Text Messages on Private Cell Phones are Likely Subject to Right to Know Requests
Is data stored on an employee's personal device subject to a Right to Know request?
Employee's Temporary, Non-Chronic Impairment Does Not Meet ADA Definition of “Disabled."
Sweet Stevens Katz & Williams was recently successful in dismissing a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act in federal court based on the argument that the former employee of a school district did not present sufficient evidence that she had a disability.
Second Strikes are Avoidable
Does a teachers' union truly have a guaranteed right to employ two strikes per school year?