KPTV reported on a story about a new program in Seaside, Oregon, which provides access to free specialized beach wheelchairs. Randy Anderson, a former Wiscarson Law client, proposed the idea to the City of Seaside. Read the story here.
Eugene’s KEZI reported on an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights into the Roseburg School District’s practice of releasing disabled students before the end of the school day to load buses, resulting in lost education hours. Wiscarson Law filed the discrimination complaint on behalf of a Student, whose school day has been shortened by five…
The News-Review reported on a complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights on behalf of a Student represented by Wiscarson Law. The complaint alleges the Roseburg School District is discriminating against Student based on her disability by loading buses for disabled students before school gets out, resulting in a shortened school day. Read about it…
The Salem Statesman Journal reported on five special education complaints against the Dallas School District in the last two years, in which the district was found to have violated laws protecting students with disabilities. According to the article, special education cases filed against the Dallas School District have increased in recent years, even though complaints statewide have decreased. Wiscarson Law…
The Columbian reported on two families represented by Wiscarson Law who have filed due process complaints against Vancouver Public Schools for denial of a FAPE, including repeated violations of the law regarding restraints and isolation. Read about it here: https://www.columbian.com/news/2018/jul/26/parents-file-special-ed-complaints-vancouver-public-schools/
Diane Wiscarson, Kelsey Coulter, and Jillian Hartze collaborated on an article about developing appropriate social goals on an IEP, focusing on the importance of clear, measurable, and individualized goals. Read about it here: https://www.spectrumlife.org/blog/social-goals-in-the-school-environment-251
KXL reported that Dallas School District “failed in a big way” in the case of a student who is deaf, blind, in a wheelchair, and needs help breathing. The family of the student, represented by Wiscarson Law, overwhelmingly won their case against the District. The case showed that the District failed to provide adequate care, failed to administer medication, failed…
The Polk County Itemizer Observer reported on the case of a Dallas student who recently won her special education due process case against the Dallas School District. In the article, the student’s mother shares her struggles with the District, reporting she is relieved with the Judge’s ruling, but disappointed that it was necessary to take legal action to get an…
OPB reported on the case of a Dallas student, represented by Wiscarson Law, who recently won a due process case against the Dallas School District. The Judge determined the Dallas School District violated the IDEA by failing to provide a Dallas student with a FAPE, including providing insufficient medical care and placing the student in life-threating situations. The OPB coverage…
A family represented by Wiscarson Law overwhelmingly won their due process complaint, on every issue. The Judge found that the District denied the Student a FAPE during the entire time period at issue, and ordered sweeping remedies for the Student. Read the Judge’s ruling in the case here.