The U.S. Supreme Court recently asked the United States government to file a brief expressing its views on the meaning of educational benefit in the Endrew F. v. Douglas County…
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Category Archives: Michelle Todd
In Letter to Kelly Unnerstall, the Office of Special Education Programs (“OSEP”) followed-up its October 23, 2015, Dear Colleague Letter (“DCL”) and provided more guidance regarding the use and diagnosis…
HLERK continues to follow the legal developments relating to transgender students. On July 8, 2016, the State of Nebraska along with several other states, filed a federal complaint requesting relief…
For the second time in less than a year, HLERK’s Michelle Todd and Stephanie Jones obtained dismissal of plaintiff’s bullying claims in Kuhner v. Highland Community United School District No….
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools to answer the question of how far the “exhaustion requirement” under the Individuals with…
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (“OSEP”) recently issued a memorandum to state directors of special education regarding some school districts’ use of Response to Intervention…
Issues regarding transgender students continue to dominate public debate as well as creating multiple lawsuits. Below we review the variety of ongoing transgender student issues. Dear Colleague Letter As we…
The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, and the U.S. Department of Justice issued a Dear Colleague Letter (“DCL”) on the rights of transgender students. The Departments confirm the…
In a case receiving nationwide attention, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in favor of a transgender student requesting use of the restroom of his identified gender. In…
In Letter to Andel, 116 LRP 8548, the Office of Special Education Programs (“OSEP”) was asked to address what a school district’s options are when a parent brings an attorney…