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End Seclusion in Schools

We wouldn’t stand for it if children without disabilities were disciplined by being placed in a concrete room while school staff held the door shut. The practice has become acceptable, though, when it comes to children with special education [...]

Learning Disabilities Association Holds Special Education Seminars

The Learning Disabilities Association of Connecticut will soon be holding its annual “What You Need to Know About Special Education Seminar for Parents and Professionals” to educate parents and professionals about special education. This year, as always, the series will be packed with valuable information for anyone interested in special education law, especially parents of children with special education [...]

Landmark Case Clarifies IDEA Protections for Bullied Special Education Students

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York recently decided that when bullying affects a special education student’s opportunity to receive an appropriate education, schools have a responsibility to address bullying, take steps to prevent it from occurring in the future, and provide appropriate special education and related services under the [...]

Learning Disabilities Seminar for Parents and Professionals

The Learning Disabilities Association of Connecticut will be holding a series of seminars on learning disabilities and appropriate educational programming for children with difficulty learning. The seminars will include information about reading disabilities, speech and language impairments, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, educational evaluations (including neuropsychological evaluations), special educational law, the IEP process, due process hearings, and more.

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New Law Promises Educational Stability for Children in DCF Care

Effective today, children placed in foster care or other out-of-home care by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) can stay in the school they were attending when they were removed from their home, rather than changing schools based on where they are placed. Until [...]

Weekend Retreat for Parents of Children with Disabilities

A Weekend Retreat for Parents of Children with Disabilities will be held from May 14 to May 16, 2010 at the Guest House Center in Chester, Connecticut. Organized by Education Organizer, LLC, the retreat aims to “provide relaxation, reflection, and personal growth for parents facing the extraordinary stresses of raising a child with a physical, [...]

Gap in Reading Proficiency for Students with Disabilities

A recently released report from The Nation’s Report Card shows a significant gap between reading proficiency of students with disabilities and other students in Connecticut. Among students in fourth grade and students in eighth grade, only 13% of students with disabilities scored at the proficient level while 46% of other students scored at the proficient [...]

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