August 8, 2019-NEW STATE GUIDANCE ON RESOLVING SPECIAL EDUCATION DISPUTES

Every year there are hundreds of special ed disputes between school districts and families. The Department of Education has issued new rules in hopes of settling them more quickly

Facing a federal order to speed up the process, the Murphy administration is attempting to address a longstanding challenge in how New Jersey’s public schools resolve hundreds of special education disputes every year.

The state Department of Education this week sent districts new guidance for adjudicating so-called “due process” cases between schools and families, requiring that cases be finished within the mandated 45-day time limit except for extenuating — and documented — circumstances. Read more