By Jose Martín, Esq.
The Forest Grove decision has opened the floodgates for a swell of costly lawsuits from parents. Do We Have to Pay? saves busy attorneys and special education administrators time and money with the most up-to-date legal analysis, straight from an experienced litigator specializing in disputes over reimbursement for private school placement.
Four comprehensive chapters give you a complete understanding of the law to ensure you uphold your school district's duty to identify and provide FAPE to students with disabilities. Check out what's inside:
- Analysis of pre-Forest Grove rules governing reimbursement – including an overview of two key Supreme Court rulings
- A close look at the Forest Grove decision and its impact on reimbursement, RTI and child find
- Categorized summaries and commentary on recent key reimbursement cases
- Full text of selected cases
Plus, each chapter is packed with valuable lessons from real-life scenarios in case law. You learn:
- The impact of Forest Grove's implications if your school fails to identify a child with a potential disability, so you can prepare for potential claims
- The various equitable factors courts consider when deciding reimbursement cases
- When a parent's failure to notify a district that they are placing their child in private school will constitute a bar to a later reimbursement claim
- The factors that go into determining the appropriateness of a private school setting, a prerequisite for reimbursement
- How to evaluate the child's current IEP if parents indicate they are considering private placement
- How to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the private school program offered to a child
- And much more!
