Recently, Marc and I guest lectured at New York University. Our father, Jay Gottlieb, is a Professor of Educational Psychology with a specialization in Special Education and teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses at NYU. We presented on the state of special education law in New York to his class of future teachers and school administrators.
Read MoreI was recently approached by a colleague from law school who had a question based on a situation that involved a family friend’s son who was denied speech therapy services by his public school.
Let me preface this by stating that I believe that children deserve every possible service that they are entitled to from the public school district. Unfortunately, a lack of parental preparedness or understanding of special education law from the outset can jeopardize this goal.
Read MoreRecently, I had the privilege of presenting on the topic of special education law to a group of school teachers and administrators. It is important to approach this topic with the following foundational understanding:
General education is not mutually exclusive from special education. Many children with disabilities go through school with their disabilities undiagnosed or improperly identified. These children might simply present as students who struggle to self-organize. Their grades might slip without them ever failing enough to be noticed. They may develop anxiety or oppositional behaviors as adolescents, stemming from their difficulty with seemingly simple academic tasks.
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