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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...

Attorney Invoices Are Not Subject To Public Record Act Requests

by pddg_admin | Apr 15, 2015 | Legal Developments and News

School districts and community college districts regularly receive public record requests for legal services invoices. While many agencies have taken the position that the invoices are protected from disclosure, there has been little case law on point. On Monday, a...

In Allocating Classroom Space to Charter Schools, Districts Must Determine Classroom Loading Based on Classrooms “Provided” to District Students at Comparison Sites

by pddg_admin | Apr 13, 2015 | Legal Developments and News

The California Supreme Court has ruled that when allocating classrooms to a charter school under Education Code section 47614 and applicable regulations (“Proposition 39”), a district must base its ADA/classroom ratio on the number of classrooms at the...

U.S. Department of Education and Department of Justice Issue Joint Guidance on Educating English Learners

by pddg_admin | Mar 23, 2015 | Legal Developments and News

he U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and Department of Justice issued joint guidance, reminding state and local educational agencies of their obligations to students identified as English learners. Along with the joint guidance, the DOE released resources to help...
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