Free Video Resource for Special Education Administrators
Presented by John Comegno, Esq.
In Perez v Sturgis, the Supreme Court made a stunning decision to up-end decades of law requiring parents to first bring student disability legal claims against districts through state-administered Due Process Hearings. Parents were not permitted to file ADA or Section 504 disability discrimination lawsuits in federal or civil courts until IDEA Due Process procedures were “exhausted.”
But no longer. In Perez, the Supreme Court ruled that parents may now go directly to federal court to seek money damages by asserting discrimination claims under the ADA or Section 504, regardless of whether IDEA Due Process is sought.
In this timely webinar exclusively designed for special education administrators, school law litigator and law professor, John Comegno, Esq., explains how this ruling impacts your legal exposure and what you can do about it. You’ll learn: