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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 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 20 2022
Time Sensitive Notice for Parents of Students Enrolled in Private Schools Without a Contract Between the Private School and the School District
Until recently, it was assumed that if a student had an annual IEP and remained living in the school district who prepared the annual IEP, the local school district would automatically schedule the next annual IEP meeting. As a result of language in a decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal in a decision… Continue reading Time Sensitive Notice for Parents of Students Enrolled in Private Schools Without a Contract Between the Private School and the School District
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Nov 06 2021
Vanaman German and Disability Rights California Obtain Order Forcing State Officials to Provide Immediate Access to Full Distance Learning Programs for Students with Disabilities
On Thursday November 4, 2021, federal Judge Susan Illston, of the Northern District of California, ordered state officials to act immediately to provide distance learning that is comparable to last year for a group of students with disabilities. The lawsuit of which this order is a part challenges the discriminatory effects of Assembly Bill 130,… Continue reading Vanaman German and Disability Rights California Obtain Order Forcing State Officials to Provide Immediate Access to Full Distance Learning Programs for Students with Disabilities
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Sep 20 2021
Vanaman German and Disability Rights Challenge AB 130
Vanaman German joins Disability Rights California to challenge AB 130, the California Independent Study law that has negatively impacted students with disabilities across the state. On Monday September 20, 2021, Vanaman German and Disability Rights California filed a complaint with the United States Department of Justice on behalf of six families and two disability organizations… Continue reading Vanaman German and Disability Rights Challenge AB 130
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