In conjunction with the PA Bar Institute (PBI), on July 9th & 30th Stephen J. Jacobson and Michael J. Connolly will be taking part in a statewide presentation entitled "Special Education Law Basics for Attorneys and Parents".

Dates and Locations:
July 9th - CLE Conference Center, Wanamaker Building, 10th Floor, Suite 1010, Juniper St.
Philadelphia (9:00-3:00)

July 30th - PBI Conference Center, 5080 Ritter Road, Rossmoyne Exit, Rt. 15, Mechanicsburg (9:00-3:00)

Both Michael J. Connolly and Stephen J. Jacobson will be presenting at the PA Bar Institute's annual Exceptional Children Conference on the topics of "Interagency Issues" and "Psychological Assessment".

Date and Location:
September 26th - Radisson Hotel & Convention Center, 1150 Camp Hill Bypass, Camp Hill

In Board of Ottawa Township High School District 140, et al. v. United States Dept. of Education, et al., two Illinois public school districts and four special education students and their parents challenged portions of the No Child Left Behind Act, claiming they violated the IDEA.

In a recent ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a lower court’s award of prospective placement at a private school as a remedy for the district’s denial of FAPE to a student with disabilities.