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Special Education Legal Clinic Registration

To schedule an appointment, go to Special Education Clinic Registration

Interpreter Services Available

The purpose of the clinic is to provide a 30-minute consultation (for those who qualify) with a special education attorney.

The clinic offers free, limited legal advice and referrals for special education issues. The clinic is not meant to be a comprehensive consultation, if you need a more in-depth meeting, please contact WAA for a full intake screening.

Special Education issues related to your student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP) and/or 504 Plan including but not limited to:

  • Child Find
  • Qualifying for services
  • Accommodations and Modifications
  • Behavior supports
  • Discrimination
  • Discipline
  • Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying
  • Accessing interpretation services

Click here to register for a date on their calendar

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Special Education is a Service, Not a Place

  • A student with a disability has the right to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE). General education is the LRE.
  • Services are generally portable, and special education is delivered to the student to enable access to FAPE within the LRE to the maximum extent appropriate.
  • Federal law protects a student’s right to FAPE within the LRE in light of a child’s circumstances, not for convenience of resource allocation.
  • No student rights are waived due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Association of State Directors of Special Education provides a brief about LRE during the pandemic. The NASDSE brief includes examples of what LRE might look like for students doing distance learning or in a hybrid model of learning.

Read the full article on the PAVE website