Navlaw Senior Staff

• Mar 29 2021 The Status of School Reopenings
  • By Navlaw Senior Staff
  • March 29, 2021

  By now, many of you have heard that the Los Angeles Unified School District (“LAUSD”) and the teachers union, UTLA, reached an agreement to reopen schools. Although this sounds like a definitive statement, many of the details have yet to be worked out, and what “reopening” will look like may not be what you envision.… Continue reading The Status of School Reopenings

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• Mar 11 2021 Founder and Former Executive Director of Learning Rights Law Center Joins Vanaman German LLP
  • By Navlaw Senior Staff
  • March 11, 2021

  Vanaman German LLP is proud to announce that Janeen Steel, the Founder and Former Executive Director of Learning Rights Law Center (LRLC), will join the law firm starting on May 1, 2021. While at LRLC, a non-profit legal services organization that advocates for students with special needs, Ms. Steel oversaw all aspects of the organization’s… Continue reading Founder and Former Executive Director of Learning Rights Law Center Joins Vanaman German LLP

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• Mar 02 2021 WEBINAR – Impact of School Closures on Children with Disabilities
  • By Navlaw Senior Staff
  • March 02, 2021

  UPDATE: Here is a video of the presentation if you missed it or want to watch it again. KACIE Strategies will host a webinar on the Impact of School Closures on Children with Disabilities. Please join us for this very important conversation. Anyone interested is invited to attend so please feel free to share with others… Continue reading WEBINAR – Impact of School Closures on Children with Disabilities

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• Feb 15 2021 CDC School Reopening Recommendations
  • By Navlaw Senior Staff
  • February 15, 2021

  Evidence gathered by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has shown that schools that have followed strict procedures for lessening the risk of COVID-19 have been able to safely re-open and remain open. This document gives detailed information regarding the CDC recommendations for schools to reopen.

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• Jan 26 2021 Economic Stimulus and Schools – What Does It Mean For California?
  • By Navlaw Senior Staff
  • January 26, 2021

  In December 2020, Congress approved a $900 billion Covid relief package that includes almost $82 billion for education.  Of this amount, $54 billion was for K-12 education, with $22 billion for higher education and $4 billion for governments to spend at their discretion.  The bill also included $7 billion to expand broadband access, $10 billion… Continue reading Economic Stimulus and Schools – What Does It Mean For California?

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• Jan 25 2021 Preschool Student Denied FAPE by Teacher’s Abuse
  • By Navlaw Senior Staff
  • January 25, 2021

  OAH case no 2019101130, Parent v. Los Angeles Unified School District. Preschool student was violently shaken by his teacher in one incident and placed outside the classroom to sleep on a dirty rug in another.  School Principal testified that the rug incident was inappropriate and that he intervened, but that he took no action to… Continue reading Preschool Student Denied FAPE by Teacher’s Abuse

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• Jan 25 2021 EVENT – Special Education Law and Virtual Learning
  • By Navlaw Senior Staff
  • January 25, 2021

  Wednesday February 17 2021, 6:30-8:00 Join Dina Kaplan and Sophia Bliziotis to learn about special education law and virtual learning. Register here.

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• Jan 25 2021 Reversal of Manifestation Determination Finding and Expungement of Expulsion from Student Record
  • By Navlaw Senior Staff
  • January 25, 2021

  OAH case no 2020050048, Parent v. Santa Paula Unified School District. District convened a manifestation determination review IEP at which, contrary to evidence in Student’s records, it found that Student’s participation in a fight with a peer was not related to her disability. She was subsequently expelled. District argued that only information related to Student’s… Continue reading Reversal of Manifestation Determination Finding and Expungement of Expulsion from Student Record

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• Jan 15 2021 Family Caretakers May Be Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine
  • By Navlaw Senior Staff
  • January 15, 2021

  There is good news on the vaccine front for family members of Californians with disabilities. According to a recent release from the CA Department of Developmental Services, people who care for a relative with some conditions qualify as “health care workers” and are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 1A. Eligibility must be… Continue reading Family Caretakers May Be Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine

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• Jan 07 2021 Exhaustion of Remedies Under Section 504 and the Americans With Disabilities Act
  • By Navlaw Senior Staff
  • January 07, 2021

  There has been confusion in the Ninth Circuit as to whether students were required to exhaust remedies under IDEA before being able to bring cases under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act or the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Our colleagues at Learning Rights Disability Law Center, including Janeen Steele, were successful last week in front… Continue reading Exhaustion of Remedies Under Section 504 and the Americans With Disabilities Act

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