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Is Your Child’s Disability Adversely Affecting Educational Performance? It can be confusing for parents to understand how their child’s disability may qualify...
Written by Jayne M. Wesler Esq. As a parent, the last thing you want is for your child’s disability to affect his or her ability to succeed in the classroom....
The concept of “least restrictive environment” is a core element of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvements Act (IDEIA), and was a fairly...
Much of the discussion pertaining to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) focuses on what it provides to the parents of...
The Individualized Education Program (IEP) is the centerpiece of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA). However, establishing an...
Your IEP Meeting: What to Expect For experienced parents of children with special needs, an IEP meeting can still feel like a battleground with the school staff on one side and the parents on the other. First-timers may feel especially blindsided by the way these...
Disciplinary matters at public schools in New Jersey are very serious and likely also stressful for students who are involved and their parents. Just as the Garden State is known for great schools, it also has a reputation for robust and even heavy-handed school...
IEP’s are complex, detailed legal documents that contain an educational program for each child with special needs. They can often be confusing, and sometimes specific details get lost. One example: Do parents of children with special needs know the difference between...
The Basics A trust is an effective tool in estate planning. To create a trust, a person called a grantor specifies which assets go into the trust. The grantor then designates another person called the trustee to oversee the trust for the person called the beneficiary...
In the state of New Jersey, the right to an education has specific, robust legal protections. All New Jersey residents are entitled to a free and appropriate education in their local public school system from pre-K to grade 12. However, the key word in this principle...