Coronavirus and Schools: Progress Reporting for the Fourth Quarter (Follow Up)
The firm suggests how 4th quarter progress might be reported if report cards are not being issued.
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Coronavirus and Schools: Alternative Strategies for Reopening
When schools reopen and there are programs held virtually for everyone - except those students who must attend in person - the firm is asked if this is discriminatory to those who would opt to attend in-school instruction if they could.
Coronavirus and Schools: Progress Reporting for the Fourth Quarter
The firm is asked how a school district might word progress reporting for the fourth quarter during the coronavirus closure.
Coronavirus and Schools: Inclusion and Class Movement Restrictions
The CDC has offered guidelines for the reopening of schools after the coronavirus closure. The firm is asked how those guidelines will affect the inclusion of students with significant disabilities.
Coronavirus and Schools: Failing Virtual Learners
The firm is asked: what is a district to do with students that are failing online learning during the coronavirus closure?
Coronavirus and Schools: Virtual Graduation Ceremonies
The firm shares legal considerations that must be considered for schools planning a virtual graduation ceremony.
Coronavirus and Schools: Clearing the Evaluation and Reevaluation Backlog - A Recommended Triage
The firm shares some thoughts on clearing the backlog of evaluations and reevaluations while managing ongoing referrals and reevaluations when schools reopen after the coronavirus closure.
John Audi Interviewed by Pennsylvania School Boards Association
Partner John Audi was featured this week in an interview on "videoEDition Remote," a regularly broadcast program of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association. In the interview, Audi shared his seasoned perspective on the legal aspects of the coronavirus school closures and the future of education in a pandemic.
Coronavirus and Schools: Virtual Baselines
The firm is asked whether a baseline for an IEP can be obtained virtually during the coronavirus closure.
Coronavirus and Schools: Communications with Parents Concerning Virtual ESY (Follow Up)
A school that already communicated with parents on a possible ESY during the coronavirus closure asks the firm to review its outreach to make sure all necessary information was included.