The United States Supreme Court has accepted a case that may dramatically impact how Individual Education Plans (IEPs) are conducted and reviewed throughout the country.

At issue is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). IDEA requires IEPs but is silent about how whether parents have to prove that an IEP is insufficient or whether school districts have to prove that an IEP is sufficient. This burden of proof issue will surely impact districts’ negotiating position in challenged IEPs.

To learn more, please visit the Wrights’ excellent article on the case
at http://www.wrightslaw.com/nltr/05/al.0722.schaffer.htm