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HOW TO STOP A BULLY?
HOW TO STOP A BULLY? We hear a lot about bullying these days. It’s a common buzzword. Despite its commonality, it’s not always easy to identify. ...
Student Orientation Follow-Up
Did you do the following checklist in August? If you followed the suggestions in SGW’s August Blog, you did the following tasks: Reviewed your child’s IEP or...
August is New Student Orientation Month
By Jayne M. Wesler, Esq. Can you believe it? Once again, the summer is flying by. It seems as if we were just oohing and aahing over fireworks, and now...
World Braille Day
By Jayne M. Wesler, Esq. Why do we Celebrate World Braille Day? World Braille Day commemorates the birth of Louis Braille – on 04 January 1809 in France. In...
Let’s Join Hands and Hearts to Celebrate:
December 3rd is United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities By Jayne M. Wesler, Esq December celebrates multiple happy holidays, Kwanzaa,...
Seeing Things from the Other Side – Giving Thanks for a Passionate Perspective
By Mariann Crincoli, Esq. Having sat on Boards of Education in the past, I am thankful for the turnaround in perspective that my 6 years as an attorney at...
How Might Another Year of COVID Restrictions Impact My Child? What Can I and My School District Do to Address that Impact?
This looming topic has spurred numerous studies globally during the 2020-2021 school year. Some of the pertinent discoveries include: In the United States,...
LONG COVID: What it is, and how to help your student who has it.
by Jayne Wesler. Esq. Since February 2020, families have been struggling with the increasing complexity of their children’s education. You’ve had to upend...
Is your IEP “in place” for September?
By Theresa Sullivan, B.S., A.A.S Many children with IEPs struggle when trying to adjust to the changes a new school year brings. A common complaint among...
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