Supreme Court Ruling Alters IEP Landscape
April 19, 2018
By: Courtney Perkes
Source: Disability Scoop
As parents begin discussing individualized education programs for their children this spring, disability legal experts say a U.S. Supreme Court ruling will set the stage for stronger goals and higher expectations.
But even with the backing of the highest court in the land, parents should still educate themselves and come prepared for a successful meeting, attorneys said.
“Parents should not hesitate to go for a more robust, challenging IEP goal and objective,” said Gary Mayerson, a New York City civil rights attorney who specializes in representing people with autism. “They shouldn’t be intimidated by the school districts that have been used to repeating goals and objectives over and over again, year after year. That’s a classic no-no now.”