Special Education Law

As a previous post here discussed, federal law requires that a student with special needs learn in the least restrictive environment. This post talked about the different ways in which school districts in the Mobile area may choose to assist students with special...

Relative to other states, Alabama does not spend much on its education system. In fact, according to 2014 information from the Census Bureau, Alabama ranks in the bottom 15 among the states when it comes to spending on public education.Based on the data, Alabama...

If your child has a qualifying disability, you should consider how special education can aid them through their studies. Depending on your child's condition, he or she may have different options when it comes to where and how this aid is delivered.The Individuals with...

Many children in Mobile, Alabama, have a condition which commonly gets referred to as a high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder. Conditions like Asperger's Syndrome and other disorders fall under this label. While it is true that people with higher-functioning...

This bog has in the past touched on the differences between an Individualized Education Plan, or IEP, and a Section 504 Plan.While the two Plans differ in several important respects, they both can help Mobile, Alabama, students who are suffering under a disability...

Many children in the Mobile area may find learning difficult for a number of reasons. Good educators are constantly trying to find innovative ways to help these students. One such innovative approach, which may be of interest to parents of special needs children, is...

As a previous post here discussed, special needs students in Mobile, Alabama, are often on the receiving end of significant school discipline, sometimes for reasons that are not their fault or, at worst, are the result of a lot of factors. Families could be faced with...

As this blog has discussed on previous occasions, students who qualify for special education have important rights that their local school district must respect. These rights are in place in order to ensure that, despite having special needs, these Mobile, Alabama,...

As this blog has discussed on previous occasions, getting special help for a child with unique needs is not just a matter of making a quick phone call to the local school and explaining the situation.There are laws and rules school systems must follow in order to...

Mobile, Alabama, residents with special needs children must rely on their child's school to provide a suitable education. As previous posts on this blog have discussed, under federal law, they have every right to do so. However, getting what one wants out of their...