Through a question-and-answer format, this article presents the views of two experienced special education attorneys on a number of ways in which parents and school districts can work together.
They address communication, changes in law and regulations, and the valuable roles of IEP facilitation, resolution meetings, and mediation.
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"Relationships between school districts and the parents of special needs students are notoriously adversarial, and lawyers sometimes get involved in the disputes that arise. Given the increase in students diagnosed with disabilities and the cost involved in serving them, district leaders who want to provide the proper instruction and care, and avoid costly litigation, must stay abreast of the law."