https://sites.ed.gov/idea/idea-files/policy-letter-22-04-april-15-2022-to-zirkel/?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term= SUMMARY Addresses requirements related to IDEA’s due process and state complaint procedures including: certain required content for a due process complaint; due process hearings timelines, including expedited due process hearings; the authority of hearing officers to order certain remedies; the authority of hearing officers to issue “summary judgment” on an IDEA due process complaint; and consideration of state guidance and applicable case law in the SEA’s resolution of an Continue Reading

The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE), Bureau of Special Education is about to roll out the implementation of Connecticut’s new Individualized Education Plan (IEP). The new IEP will be effective July 1, 2022. Connecticut’s new IEP has many changes. Some are minor. Other changes are significant. This article explains all the changes to the CSDE’s new IEP in order for the reader to more fully understand the new format Continue Reading

Forty-five years after publication of the regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the landmark disability civil rights law, the U.S. Department of Education just announced plans to gather public input on possible amendments to those regulations in order to strengthen and protect the rights of students with disabilities. Section 504 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in public and private programs and activities that receive Continue Reading

By Jeffrey L. Forte, Esq. | Forte Law Group LLC Connecticut juvenile crimes are almost always heard in juvenile court, not adult criminal courts. If your child is facing an alleged juvenile crime, you need know what juvenile court to appear at to face your child’s charges. Below are the addresses of all the juvenile courts in Connecticut. The attorneys at Forte Law Group handle juvenile defense legal representation throughout the Continue Reading

March 24, 2022 Letter to Educators and Parents Regarding New CDC Recommendations and Their Impact on Children with Disabilities, with commentary by Connecticut Special Education Attorney Jeffrey Forte. U.S. Department of Education Secretary, Miguel Cardona, recently write a letter addressed to parents and educations regarding the latest recommendations from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) on the impact COVID has had on children with disabilities. The letter addresses the needs Continue Reading