Education

By: Emma Freeburg, ACDL Legal Intern (Summer 2021)* En Espanol ASL Video This blog post is part of an eight-part series on school discipline. The last blog post introduced the idea that children with disabilities have specific protections when it comes to school discipline. Those protections vary depending on whether the school has identified the student […]

By: Emma Freeburg, ACDL Legal Intern (Summer 2021)* En Espanol ASL Video Our first blog post in this series explained that there are several types of formal discipline processes that students with disabilities may face. Today’s blog post provides more information on those types of formal discipline, explains the due process rights of all students […]

By: Emma Freeburg, ACDL Legal Intern (Summer 2021)* En Espanol ASL Video The 2020-2021 school year was a challenge for students and schools faced with online school, hybrid learning models, new mask and social-distancing rules, and rocky transitions in and out of in-person learning. This year, with most schools back to in-person learning, there has […]

By: Jessica Jansepar Ross, Esq.* Disponible en español aquí Available in ASL here The Arizona Center for Disability Law (ACDL) has received many calls from parents because their children’s school districts refuse to require that other students and direct care or teaching staff wear masks. For students with disabilities who are at increased risk of […]

By Amanda Glass, Staff Attorney EN ESPANOL ASL VIDEO If you and your student’s goal is to graduate high school in 4 years with their peers, this post discusses what is required for students with disabilities to graduate and how families can ensure that their student is on-track to meet those requirements and earn a […]

By Amanda Glass, Staff Attorney EN ESPANOL ASL VIDEO As explained in our earlier blog posts on this topic, under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Arizona law, IDEA-eligible students are entitled to a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) from ages 3 to 21 (or to age 22, if their birthday occurs […]