New Jersey Appellate Court reminds rehabs they can be on the hook for a former patient’s unlawful conduct after an AMA discharge The New Jersey Appellate Division recently acknowledged that an addiction recovery center could be held liable for the misconduct of a former patient after a discharge conducted against the advice of the center’s […]

John Rue & Associates, LLC has filed a class action lawsuit against the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) on behalf of parents over the state’s 45-day rule. The suit is scheduled to go to trial in the coming weeks. Since the Complaint was initially filed in 2019, seven more law firms have joined, and […]

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The IDEA explains that those students who qualify for special education are eligible to receive an Individualized Education Program (IEP). The IEP provides the basic framework for the student’s education and describes the instruction, support, and services that the district will provide to ensure that the student receives a free appropriate public education (called a […]

John Rue & Associates, LLC has filed a lawsuit against the Borough of Sayreville School Board of Education (the Board) and the Commissioner of Education, alleging that a bullying decision by the Board was a violation of the student’s First Amendment right to free speech. The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for […]

When your child receives special education services, making sure that they receive an appropriate education can be difficult. Unfortunately, it can be particularly frustrating when the local school district saddles your child with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) that fails to address their unique needs. The good news is that you are not “stuck” with […]

Dear Ringwood Parents: An email communication sent to you by Ringwood Board of Education dated May 4, 2020, grossly mischaracterizes a recent Memorandum from the Department of Education, “Parental Waivers for the Delivery of Remote or Virtual Special Education and Related Services.” Notwithstanding the DOE Memo’s actual title, Ringwood suggests that the DOE Memo was […]

A number of parents have asked us follow-up questions about our blog post about waivers.  Here are responses to the most common questions: What’s wrong with asking for a waiver? I think the district just wants to protect itself from parents suing them claiming that the services being provided are not good enough. The problem […]

Some New Jersey school districts are taking advantage of the vulnerability of parents of children with disabilities during the pandemic, by demanding a broad waiver of all legal liability in exchange for nothing more than providing the services required by the child’s IEP. Huffington Post has the full story, here. Would you sign a breathtakingly […]