Bullying – When Special Needs Students Are the Victims or InstigatorsBy Arizona Education Attorneys
What is Bullying? Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or
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Podcast: What to do when your child needs extra help in school?
Education attorney Hope Kirsch was a guest on the Modern Divorce Podcast discussing what happens when a child needs extra help at school, and when parents don’t agree.
COVID-19 & Online Learning Risks
COVID-19 & Online Learning RisksFrom Kirsch-Goodwin & Kirsch, Arizona’s Education LawyersFirst, it is important to distinguish between distance learning an online learning. Not all distance learning is online. Online learning is learning on the computer; it is one aspect
Transgender Student Rights
From Kirsch-Goodwin & Kirsch, PLLCTransgender is an umbrella term for persons whose gender identity or expression (masculine, feminine, other) is different from their sex (male, female) at birth. Gender identity refers to one’s internal understanding of one’s own gender,
What is Child Find?
Child Find Lori Kirsch-Goodwin, Esq. and Hope N. Kirsch, M.A.Ed., Esq.Kirsch-Goodwin & Kirsch, PLLC8900 East Pinnacle Peak Rd., Suite 250Scottsdale, Arizona 85255(480) 585-0600 www.azspecialeducationlawyers.com All children with disabilities, including children with disabilities who are homeless children or
Disability categories for special education in Arizona
In Arizona, a “child with disability” is defined as “a child who is at least three years but less than twenty-two years of age, who has been evaluated [pursuant to Arizona law] and found to have at least one of
Video: STUDENTS & SCHOOLS IN THE TIME OF COVID-19
AZ Department of Health Services ("ADHS") guidance on SAFELY RETURNING TO IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION
Just released Augsut 6, 2020: AZ Department of Health Services (“ADHS”) guidance on SAFELY RETURNING TO IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION https://www.azdhs.gov/documents/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/infectious-disease-epidemiology/novel-coronavirus/covid-19-safely-return-to-in-person-instruction.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3PUUaCdY8cfV3vt9Mi-dr5s3IrlWHA9KMC7D16TDUMOvp6ZFkXVdz1l44Suffice to say that the recommendation from ADHS is that school districts and charter schools do not open their schools for
Re-opening Arizona schools for 2020-2021 school year
Governor Ducey issued Executive Order 2020-51 today, July 23, 2020, ARIZONA: OPEN FOR LEARNING, allowing each school district and charter school to make its own decisions for delivering educational services, whether in-person / brick & mortar and/or distance learning, and
COVID-19 & Special Education – Questions & Answers
The latest guidance from the Arizona Department of Education on COVID-19 and Special Education.COVID-19 Special Education Q & A, April 29, 2020www.azspecialeducationlawyers.com