legal

Discipline without legal violations

What should special educators know about legal protections related to disciplinary actions?

Apr 8 • John Wills Lloyd

Oh my, oh my...autism+ABA fraud again

Distractions in the face of real need?

Mar 27 • John Wills Lloyd

P. Stetler on ICE's detention of a man with Down syndrome

What if the "police" arrested and incarcerated an immigrant who had disabilities?

Mar 26 • John Wills Lloyd

Friday catch-up notes—20 March 2026

What didn't become a spedlet this week?

Mar 20 • John Wills Lloyd

Equal protection for the handicapped

Bateman's legal corner: What was Barbara Bateman saying about parents recovering damages in the original SET of 1985?

Feb 27 • Mitchell Yell, David Bateman, and John Wills Lloyd

Autism billing fraud in the news again

What is the situation to which political figures are referring?

Feb 26 • John Wills Lloyd

Advocates express concerns about proposed revisions of IDEA

What might happen if the US law was opened for modification?

Feb 11 • John Wills Lloyd

Remembering the times of PARC

Could anyone use a refresher on the world of children with disabilities when advocates chased their civil rights?

Jan 11 • John Wills Lloyd and David Bateman

Sped law resources

Are you interested in perusing materials about legal developments?

Jan 10 • John Wills Lloyd

US Supreme Court weighs use of IQ

What is the importance of IQ in determining whether a man with intellectual disability should be executed?

Dec 30, 2025 • David Bateman and John Wills Lloyd

Court ruling clarified authority of hearing officers and responsibilities of local education agencies

Why is Prince William County School Board v. Lassiter important?

Dec 3, 2025 • David Bateman

IDEA and Section 504 trump state's “Anti-DEI” laws

What did a US federal judge find in a case in which recently passed state laws conflicted with education's IDEA obligations?

Nov 12, 2025 • David Bateman and John Wills Lloyd

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