What a Parent-Client Should Expect at their First Legal Consultation with a Connecticut Special Education Attorney

What a Parent-Client Should Expect at their First Legal Consultation with a Connecticut Special Education Attorney

By Jeffrey L. Forte, Esq. – Special Education Attorney & Certified Child Advocate Regardless of the area of law, all attorneys must meet with a prospective client in what is commonly referred to as “the initial legal consultation.” This critical meeting is the first meeting that is held between you, the potential new client, and the potential attorney. As a practical matter, I use the term “potential” because you are Continue Reading

Attorney Jeff Forte interviewed on WNPR about how special education will be affected by Connecticut’s back to school plans

Attorney Jeff Forte interviewed on WNPR about how special education will be affected by Connecticut’s back to school plans

LISTEN: How Special Needs Education May Be Affected By Back-To-School Plans If you want to find a group of people whose ears really perked up when the state announced plans to return K-12 students to classrooms this fall, look no further than parents of kids with severe disabilities. These special needs students got invaluable help learning and socializing from a team of professionals in school. That help was left up Continue Reading

With distance-learning the norm now, can I record my child’s class session?

With distance-learning the norm now, can I record my child’s class session?

Special education attorney Jeffrey Forte of Fairfield County is interviewed by CT Post reporter, Jo Kroeker, about whether or not parents can record their child’s class session during distance-learning. https://www.ctinsider.com/news/coronavirus/ctpost Darien parent Tricia Bresnahan said her son, a seventh grader, benefits both from the group instruction online for general education and, when it starts, one-on-one support for his special-education needs. As the district moved online, she said her top priority Continue Reading

Coronavirus & Compensatory Education: Students with disabilities are missing out during COVID-19

Coronavirus & Compensatory Education: Students with disabilities are missing out during COVID-19

Students with disabilities are missing out during COVID-19 By Jeffrey L. Forte, Esq. Of nearly 550,000 students currently enrolled across Connecticut’s 200 school districts, there are some 80,000 students with disabilities in special education programs. For many of them, school closures effectively halted — or at the least, diminished — their special education and related services. Services such as small group or one-on-one instruction, paraprofessional support, daily counseling, physical therapy, Continue Reading

Coronavirus & School Bullying: Protecting our Asian American Students

Coronavirus & School Bullying: Protecting our Asian American Students

The coronavirus has caused yet another unexpected serious problems in the lives of Americans – coronavirus bullying. Yes, unfortunately it is a thing. Because the coronavirus originated in China, there unfortunately has been an increase in the harassment, assaulting and targeting of Asian American families throughout the US. This type of racial hatred is not only unamerican and divisive, but is also inherently discriminatory, illegal and a violation of civil Continue Reading