Hot Law: Cannabis in Schools

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Update: On April 30, 2019, Governor Jay Inslee signed “Ducky’s Bill,” which will allow students in Washington to access medical marijuana therapies in the school setting. For more information, see High Times on Ducky’s Bill becoming law. November 2018 I attended the 2018 Pacific Northwest Institute on Special Education and the Law. I always leave that conference … Read more

Paraeducator Support as a Supplementary Aid and Service: An Overview of Special Education Citizen Complaint (SECC) NO. 17-49

When I first arrived in Seattle in 2010, I kept hearing the same refrain about how a 1:1 aide in the general education setting impacted least restrictive environment (LRE) by creating a more restrictive environment for a student. Again & again, IEP team members and school lawyers pushed the idea that a 1:1 aide created … Read more