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Jan 10 2023
Ninth Circuit Issues Strong Defense of Inclusive Education
On December 20, 2022, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision D.R. vs. Redondo Beach Unified School District which clarifies core questions around the right of students with significant support needs to be educated in general education classrooms. The decision makes clear that district members of IEP teams can no longer rely on… Continue reading Ninth Circuit Issues Strong Defense of Inclusive Education
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Dec 09 2022
Families File Lawsuit Against State of California for “Pay-To-Learn” Summer Schools that Violate Right to Free Public Education
Vanaman German LLP and Public Counsel filed a lawsuit yesterday against the State of California, the State Board of Education, the State Department of Education, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tony Thurmond, for their collective failure to end “pay-to-learn” summer school programs that violate the state constitutional right to a free public education by… Continue reading Families File Lawsuit Against State of California for “Pay-To-Learn” Summer Schools that Violate Right to Free Public Education
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Oct 24 2022
IEP Goals Must Be Clear and Measurable
Janeen Steel of Vanaman German LLP recently represented a student in a due process matter filed against the student by the Fruitvale School District. Known as Fruitvale School District v. Student CASE NO. 2022080234 (2022). Fruitvale sought to implement an IEP to which the family of the student objected. After a four day hearing, the… Continue reading IEP Goals Must Be Clear and Measurable
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Oct 20 2022
Jury Awards $45 Million Against Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District For Its Failure to Protect Disabled Students From Abuse
Today a Los Angeles Superior Court Jury awarded $45 million to nonverbal twins with autism for harm caused by the inappropriate use of corporal punishment and aversive behavioral interventions to gain behavioral compliance. The twins were seven years old and attending school in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District when the harm took place. The… Continue reading Jury Awards $45 Million Against Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District For Its Failure to Protect Disabled Students From Abuse
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May 06 2022
VIDEO: Vanaman German Spring 2022 Webinar
On May 5, 2022 attorneys from Vanaman German LLP spoke to the community about some of the issues facing families with members requiring Special Education services. The recording of the webinar is here, along with the slides from the presentation. Check back with us for more webinars over the upcoming months.
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Apr 13 2022
WEBINAR: Special Education in the Spring of 2022
Join us on Thursday May 5, 2022 at 6 PM when attorneys from Vanaman German LLP will discuss: IEPs now that school is back in person Distance learning for students in special education Learning loss during the pandemic Lack of current assessments Responsibilities of Parents for students placed in private school Due Process rights and… Continue reading WEBINAR: Special Education in the Spring of 2022
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Mar 04 2022
VIDEO: Addressing Learning Loss Through the IEP Process
Watch Vanaman German LLP co-managing partner David German in a conversation with the Orange County Office of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities from March 1, 2022 about IEPs and how that process can help with learning loss.
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Mar 04 2022
Vanaman German LLP, Disability Rights California, and Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Obtain Preliminary Injunction to Provide Full Distance Learning Programs for Students with Disabilities
Vanaman German LLP, Disability Rights California, and Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Obtain Preliminary Injunction Forcing State Officials to Provide Immediate Access to Full Distance Learning Programs for Students with Disabilities Throughout California On February 28, 2022, federal Judge Susan Illston, of the Northern District of California, issued an order called a “preliminary injunction”… Continue reading Vanaman German LLP, Disability Rights California, and Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Obtain Preliminary Injunction to Provide Full Distance Learning Programs for Students with Disabilities
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Feb 22 2022
Deaf Preschooler with Cochlear Implants
The parents of a deaf 3-year-old sought reimbursement for placement of their daughter in a non-public school with an inclusion model, which included hearing peers in the classroom with the deaf students. The District argued that their self-contained classroom with only deaf students was less restrictive because it was on a public-school campus. Additionally, Vanaman… Continue reading Deaf Preschooler with Cochlear Implants
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Feb 22 2022
Intellectually Disabled High School Student
For one client, the parent of an intellectually disabled teenager, attorneys from Vanaman German LLP successfully tried the matter before an Administrative Law Judge, who held that it is the District’s responsibility to make a specific offer of placement at an IEP. Simply stating that the student would attend a non-public school was not sufficient under… Continue reading Intellectually Disabled High School Student
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