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Richard J. Murphy

Jun 16, 2020
3 min

When should you contact a special education attorney?

Your child is struggling in school but it can sometimes be difficult to determine if the school is providing the services and supports your child needs. The school personnel will tell you they are looking out for your child. But how can you be sure you are getting correct information? This is true whether your child has been receiving special education for several years, had just been provided an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or you have recently become concerned tha

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Richard J. Murphy

May 21, 2020
3 min

Help your student with disabilities by keeping data

With the school year ending in Arizona, you can help your child for the next school year right now. You and the school should have a good idea of how your child is doing with the school closure. The Department of Education has made it clear that schools are still required to provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to students with disabilities during the school closures. (See prior blog post) If a school has not provided FAPE then the school will be required to con

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Richard J. Murphy

May 14, 2020
3 min

COVID-19 and Special Education Law

This is a time of great uncertainty. The schools are closed through the end of the school year (at least). Some schools have been offering online services during the school closure while others have perhaps relied on packets. It is certainly much different than the education that was provided before the school closure. For some students with disabilities, the change to online school may have been helpful. But more than likely, it has been a struggle with parents shouldering e

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Law Office of Richard J Murphy, PLC

Aug 24, 2016
1 min

US supports upping FAPE standard for students with disabilities

Hopefully good news coming soon from the Supreme Court!! In Endrew F., an appeal out of Colorado, the United States has filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to hear the appeal AND overturn the current standard in most of the country. Currently, schools can claim they only have to provide IEPs that can provide "more than a trivial benefit" to the student. The United States argues that with the current standard: "students across the country are being denied the 'meani

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Law Office of Richard J Murphy, PLC

Nov 20, 2014
3 min

School's failure to provide data to parents is a denial of FAPE

On October 1, 2014, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals re-affirmed the important and critical role parents play in the IEP and evaluation process. In M.M. v. Lafayette School District, the 9th Circuit found the District violated the IDEA by not sharing assessment data with parents before finding a student eligible for special education. The Court noted: “A core principle throughout the IDEA is meaningful participation by parents and informed parental consent, making the paren

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