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Scenario:
S.S v. Bd. Of Education of Harford Cty., 77 LRP 182 (D.Md.2020)
Background:
A student with Autism and other conditions exhibited serious behaviors, including noncompliance, throwing, and self-hitting. The IEP team delayed for months in conducting an FBA to address the behavior problems, and when completed, the resulting interventions
did not address all problem behaviors, such as the student pulling out her hair, and her self-hitting in fact increased. On one occasion, the student eloped from school and was found in a parking lot, where another parent returned her to the classroom
(staff were dealing with another student and did not notice she had left). On other occasions, a peer attached and scratched the students, and the school first created a Safety Plan, and when the student was again attacked by the peer, separated the
students.
Parents filed suit for denial of FAPE and gross misjudgment seeking financial compensation.
How did the Court rule? Was there a denial of FAPE and gross misjudgment? Click on the link below to find out.
Court’s Ruling & Takeaway
Everyone:College Transition Summit for students, parents, and professionals regarding students with disabilities transitioning to college —
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Restorative Practices
504:Eligibility Determination for Section 504 Services —
Thank you, Kristin Hennessey
Section 504 Plan blank paperwork example —
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504 Training Beyond the Basics — By OSPI
Special Education & 504 Case Law:Eligibility determination and settlement agreement waivers
Special Education:Guidance on Creating MOU to Support Inclusive Early Childhood System
OSPI:State Requirements for Withdrawing, Claiming, Reporting, & Responding to Student Absences
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