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Court Upholds District’s Yoga Program

by pddg_admin | Apr 30, 2015 | Legal Developments and News

Sedlock v. Baird, 14 C.D.O.S. 3394 (April 3, 2015) Local educational agencies have the authority to create instructional programming that is based on religious practice without violating California’s constitutional ban on the establishment of religion, provided...

Ninth Circuit Upholds Attorneys’ Fees Award Against Parent’s Attorney for Frivolous ADA and Section 1983 Claims, and Reverses Fees Awarded Under IDEA and Section 504

by georged | Apr 24, 2015 | Legal Developments and News

C.W. v. Capistrano Unified School District, __ F.3d __ (9th Cir. 2015) [2015 WL 1566942].  Background  C.W. was eligible for special education services, and her parent, K.S., agreed to an occupational therapy (“OT”) assessment following a triennial...

Superior Court Denies Effort to Require State to Intervene in School Districts to Ensure Meaningful Instructional Time

by pddg_admin | Apr 21, 2015 | Legal Developments and News

Plaintiffs in Cruz v. State of California, et al., are students attending schools in California including Los Angeles Unified School District, Oakland Unified School District and Compton Unified School District. These students, represented by ACLU and Public Counsel,...

DWK Attorney Receives Recognition for Volunteer Work

by pddg_admin | Apr 20, 2015 | Legal Developments and News

DWK’s Special Counsel R. Peter Rittling has been honored by the Justice and Diversity Center (JDC) of The Bar Association of San Francisco with an “Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service Certificate” for his volunteer work in 2014. For nearly a decade, Mr. Rittling...

DWK Attorney Receives Recognition for Volunteer Work

by pddg_admin | Apr 20, 2015 | Press Releases

San Francisco, CA — DWK’s Special Counsel R. Peter Rittling has been honored by the Justice and Diversity Center (JDC) of The Bar Association of San Francisco with an “Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service Certificate” for his volunteer work in 2014. For...
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