Legal Standards

The following database is of legal standards which OSPI has cited in citizen/community complaints from 2017 through the present. Current State and Federal special education laws and regulations can be found here: https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/special-education/laws-and-procedures/special-education-wac-and-federal-idea. Other resources include Perry Zirkel's December 2021 summary of case law under IDEA and Section 504, available at https://perryzirkel.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/national-update-12.31.21.pdf.