this student resides in Dallas county and goes to highland park middles school, in the highland park independent school district.
It is possible that your student could qualify for 504 Accommodations or a Special Education (IEP). You may consider requesting an evaluation for eligibility.
In order to be entitled to a special education, the student must have a qualifying disability and the disability must adversely... Read more »
I have a 17 year old son who is suffering from bad anxiety. He cant an won't be around large amounts of people he starts to have really bad anxiety. He won't even go into a store unless he positively has to . So he wants to drop out of school an pursue his GED. Can he drop out with a... Read more »
It looks like this was previously answered here: https://answers.justia.com/question/2015/01/22/is-it-legal-in-ohio-for-a-17-year-old-to-112146
If your son is unable to access education due to a documented emotional disability (anxiety), then he may be entitled to protections under the... Read more »
My son is ADHD and ODD. I have changed doctors due to the doctor not willing to try a different medication. I am now trying to get in to see a child psychiatrist. Every time he goes to school I get an email asking when he has therapy and when they may consider putting him on medication. It has been... Read more »
Teachers and school administration cannot require you to put your child on prescription medication. It is okay for the teacher to let you know what they see in the classroom with respect to behaviors, etc. However, if the teacher is that concerned that she is calling you daily, and your son is... Read more »
In MA, it would be the child unless parents have guardianship. The statute of limitations under IDEA is only 2 years, so depending on the facts (including when you knew or should've known there was an IDEA violation) you may only be able to go back to 2018. I would highly recommend... Read more »
I am a teacher Special Education Teacher in Indiana I was punched in the back of the head by a student and now they have deemed I have a Permanent Injury. The school corporation failed to be in compliance with the classroom IEP's. The classroom should have had 3 staff members in the room in... Read more »
I would definitely recommend following up with an attorney in Indiana. Depending on the facts, you could have a tort claim against the school for negligence. In MA there is a liability cap of $100,000, and strict procedures that must be followed to put the school on notice. Good luck!
My daughter attends public school in Indiana and has a 504 due to a learning disability. We need to add more accommodations but the school is giving push back saying they don't have the staffing or resources necessary. I argue they are necessary and must be done. What happens now? What can I... Read more »
I would recommend contacting the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). 504 requires school districts to provide appropriate education services that meet the individual needs of the student to equal the way the needs of students do not have disabilities are met. You may additionally have recourse through... Read more »
The friend is not a legal spouse but still lives in the home. My father is listed on the deed/mortgage as a joint tenant in common. Can this house be sold without approval by his heirs?
The deed would typically be tenants in common or joint tenants with right of survivorship. If right of survivorship, property automatically goes to the co-owner. If it is tenants in common, then it would need to go through probate to determine his heirs. Unless the deed states otherwise,... Read more »
can I negotiate a price due to the shape it is in? It needs a lot of work. I had it appraised, but it's still too much. Also, who holds the deed to the house. The heirs or the bank. I have seen enter into a deed instead of foreclosure, but I want to buy the house. Any help would be great.... Read more »
Typically in a reverse mortgage scenario, the borrower does not Deed the property to the bank. It remains in their name. Deeds are public record, and quickly accessible online. http://www.masslandrecords.com/ Click on your county and search with name or address.
In most cases, when... Read more »
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