Navigating Special Ed Disputes in Schools

Independent facilitators, independent evaluations and mediated meetings can help reduce the risk of litigation and due-process hearings between parents of students receiving special-education services and school districts, lawyers said. "It levels the playing field for parents, they can feel like the school's not the only one in charge -- you have a facilitator who's going to help you work more collegially," said Wayne Steedman, a Baltimore attorney who represents children with disabilities. District Administration magazine (10/2013) http://www.districtadministration.com/article/navigating-special-education-disputes-schools