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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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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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Aug 17 2021
In-Person Instruction or Independent Study – What If Neither Meet My Child’s Needs?
AB 130 was written without consideration of students with IEPS and 504 Plans. The two choices given to parents are in-person instruction in the placement Identified in the IEP OR Independent Study as changed by AB 130. Neither choice may meet your child’s needs. If that is the case, you need an alternative. Get your… Continue reading In-Person Instruction or Independent Study – What If Neither Meet My Child’s Needs?
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Aug 16 2021
Current Information on the Implementation of Independent Study Programs for the 2021-2022 School Year
The California Legislature passed legislation in mid-July requiring that school district’s implement distance learning for students who continued to require it for the 2021-2022 school year through independent study programs. The timing of this legislative change has created enormous stress and uncertainty for both families and districts. Below are links to Know Your Rights documents… Continue reading Current Information on the Implementation of Independent Study Programs for the 2021-2022 School Year
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Aug 10 2021
District Court Affirms OAH Decision Supporting Student’s Rights for Specific Offer of Placement
Stay Put based on Administrative Decision, and Reimbursement for Parochial School When District Denies FAPE The U.S. District Court, Southern District of California affirmed an administrative law judge’s decision at 119 LRP 32329 that the district’s failure to present a clear written offer of placement in a single school denied the student FAPE. The ALJH… Continue reading District Court Affirms OAH Decision Supporting Student’s Rights for Specific Offer of Placement
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Jun 16 2021
Vanaman German’s Janeen Steel Discusses with NPR, Students’ Struggles with Distance Learning
In a story by Cory Turner and Rebecca Klein, NPR describes how families across the country feel after over a year of turmoil in schooling. Many families saw their children cease to progress as services were unavailable during remote learning. IEPs could not be followed appropriately, shunting instruction and therapy into the home. Now, families… Continue reading Vanaman German’s Janeen Steel Discusses with NPR, Students’ Struggles with Distance Learning
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May 28 2021
EVENT – Consultations at Oxnard Performing Arts Center
Join Vanaman German LLP and Learning Rights Law Center at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center this weekend to speak to attorneys and advocates about your family’s needs. Questions regarding COVID 19 and the schools responsibilities? Are you worried that your child is not progressing academically? Does your child misbehave and the school does nothing to… Continue reading EVENT – Consultations at Oxnard Performing Arts Center
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