Publications

Update Regarding OSEP Guidance for Functional Behavioral Assessments  Legal Update for Special Education Law – December 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of interes

On September 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education and Office for Civil Rights released two new resources to help schools comply with the recent amendments to Title IX regulations, which became effective on August 1, 2024. Legal Update for Special Education Law – October 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of interest

District Court Dismisses, with Prejudice, Disability Discrimination Suit Brought by Prospective Medical Student with Disabilities.  Legal Update for Special Education Law – October 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of interest

Third Circuit Affirms District Court’s Issuance of Preliminary Injunction Requiring a Public School to Place Student in a Residential Educational Facility.  Legal Update for Special Education Law – October 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of interest

Results Legal Update for Special Education Law – October 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of interest

Third Circuit finds District Court’s compensatory education award was not an abuse of discretion. Upper Darby Sch. Dist. v. K.W. through T.B. and T.W., 2024 WL 3811990 (3rd Cir. Aug. 14, 2024) Legal Update for Special Education Law – September 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of intere

Third Circuit affirmed lower court, concluding school district’s re-evaluation was appropriate, its diagnosis of autism was supported, and school district’s proposed IEP was an offer of a FAPE. Legal Update for Special Education Law – September 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of intere

Third Circuit remands matter to the district court to conduct a factual analysis as to whether the school district had violated its Child Find obligations under Section 504. Legal Update for Special Education Law – August 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of interest

Thomas Specht and William McPartland (both of Scranton, PA) were success

A federal court in Missouri has blocked President Biden’s latest attempt to forgive nearly $500 billion in federal loans. U.S. Legal Update for Special Education Law – July 2024