Wiscarson Law filed a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) against the McMinnville School District, alleging that the District was discriminating against students with disabilities by dismissing those students early. Students with disabilities who rode specialized buses were…
In this next Spectrum Life article, written by Diane Wiscarson and Kelsey Coulter of Wiscarson Law, the difference between placement and location is explained. Placement refers to the type of educational program and location refers to a geographical site. To…
Diane Wiscarson, Kelsey Coulter, and Taylar Vajda of Wiscarson Law collaborated on an article published in the latest edition of SpectrumLife Magazine, discussing issues related to modified diplomas and graduation. Read about it here: Spectrum Life Winter 2019 article
Public School or Private School Diane Wiscarson and Taylar Vajda of Wiscarson Law collaborated on an article published in the latest edition of Spectrum Life Magazine, explaining what parents can do if they are not happy with their child's placement…
KGW8 reporter Cristin Severance has spent the last year reporting a series titled “Classrooms in Crisis.” Cristin explores issues in Oregon classrooms including, but not limited to, disruptive learning, budget cuts, and busing, from both parent and teacher perspectives. See…
As part of KGW8’s “Classrooms in Crisis” series, Cristin Severance reports about bus drivers being attacked on school buses. Drivers are advocating for para educators on board to help keep everyone safe. Diane Wiscarson talks about what is going wrong…
NPR reported on the use of restraints and seclusions in schools, including the likelihood that many school districts fail to report incidents to the U.S. Department of Education, as well as parents. The article focused on the effect restraints and…
Spectrum Life Magazine article by Diane Wiscarson and Taylar Vajda with helps for parents of non-speaking students. https://www.spectrumlife.org/blog/nonspeaking-but-not-unable-416
The June 2019 issue of the The Scribe offers some key information for writing doctor's notes to cover specific needs in a special education plan. See page 7 in the link below: https://indd.adobe.com/view/2bd8e326-c234-4f84-b069-0030b48d733c
