The United States Department of Education recently released guidelines regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision of Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District.
For those who would like some background about the case, please see our March 29, 2017 blog post discussing the Endrew F. decision. You can access that blog post here: https://www.dayanlawfirm.com/post/scotus-decides-endrew-f-case-and-establishes-new-legal-standard The purpose of the guidelines is to provide parents and others with information about the issues addressed in the decision and about the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in light of this decision. The guidance memorandum is available at the following link: https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/memosdcltrs/qa-endrewcase-12-07-2017.pdf