La abogada Nina Peckman, en esta presentación habla sobre los derechos de los estudiantes para recibir servicios de educación o permanecer en la clasificación según el último I.E.P. acordado cuando el distrito quiere cambiar o quitar servicios, o cuando insiste que el estudiante debe graduarse de la secundaria. También explica del modo más general cómo […]
Category: Student Rights
BLOG: Special Education Students Turning 21 in 2021 Entitled to Another School Year
Nina Peckman, Staff Attorney According to New Jersey regulations, students with disabilities have the right to be in school until they turn 21 years old. Parents always had the right to advocate for their child to remain in school beyond 18 years old or a proposed graduation date in order to request additional or compensatory […]
Newark Kids Count Data Snapshot: The Impact of Covid-19 on College Students
Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) released its second report in a two-part snapshot series, Newark Kids Count Data Snapshot: The Impact of COVID-19. The report analyzes how the city’s children and families are faring since the pandemic’s onset. In this second snapshot, College Students and COVID-19, data show how the pandemic has affected […]
What Parents Should Know Regarding School’s Obligations for Compensatory Education for Children with Disabilities
Learn what parents should know. about the new DOE guidance regarding the responsibility of school districts to provide compensatory education to students with disabilities as a result of COVID-19.
Urgent: Students Wishing to Participate in Bridge Year Need to Notify Schools by 2/15
On June 26, 2020, Governor Murphy signed the Bridge Year Pilot Program into law, which took effect immediately. Interested students should speak with their school’s Bridge Year Liasion by February 15, 2021.
