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Jim Gerl Patient Expert

San Francisco, California
A fresh look at special education law-mostly in understandable English. Jim Gerl is a consultant for a number of state education agencies, and he is a frequent speaker on special ed law topics. He has presented at many national and regional conferences, and he has given interviews for numerous... Full Bio
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DC Is Seeking Mediators; Caution! by Jim Gerl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine "Plan of the City of Washington," March 1792, Engraving on paper, see Library of Congress record (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) ... Read on »
Memorial Day by Jim Gerl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Memorial Day Commemoration 2008 (Photo credit: davidyuweb )                 On this Memorial Day , 2012, we thank all those who have served o ... Read on »
Where do Obama & Romney Stand On Special Education Law? by Jim Gerl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine : Lawn in front of the White House, Washington, DC.  (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) As this blog's readership grows, so does our clout, ... Read on »
Procedural Safeguards - The Series Part X by Jim Gerl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine WASHINGTON - MARCH 02: The U.S. Supreme Court Building is seen on March 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Today the high court is hearing arguments in the case of Mc ... Read on »
Bullying of Children with Disabilities - Part X by Jim Gerl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine In My Room from the Bully Series (Photo credit: Wikipedia )         Bullying remains the hottest of hot button issues in special education ... Read on »
Feds Issue Principles on Seclusion and Restraint by Jim Gerl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Seal of the United States Department of Education (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Today, the United States Dep ... Read on »
Happy Birthday to Us; Tech Update by Jim Gerl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Today is the fifth anniversary of this blog.  It is hard to believe that we have been around for that long.  Thank you to all of our loyal and enthusiastic readers. ... Read on »
OSEP Wants You! Results Driven Accountability by Jim Gerl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Uncle Sam recruiting poster. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) You may recall that in a recent post, I mentioned the press ... Read on »
Procedural Safeguards - The Series Part IX by Jim Gerl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Confidential (Photo credit: highersights ) This is the ninth installment in a multi-part series on procedural safeguards under ... Read on »
More Fun With Numbers: The CADRE Stats 2009-2010 by Jim Gerl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Evolução do preço do petróleo cru (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) One important requirement that the federal government takes very serious ... Read on »
Bullying of Children with Disabilities - Part IX by Jim Gerl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine this is my own version of what bullying looks like (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Bullying remains the hottest of hot button i ... Read on »
The Rowley Standard for FAPE - Are the Bullying Cases Changing the Standard? Part II by Jim Gerl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine No Bullying sign - School in Racine, Wisconsin (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) We have interrupted our series on Bullying because a lig ... Read on »
The Rowley Standard for FAPE - Are the Bullying Cases Changing the Standard? Part I by Jim Gerl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine The Supreme Court of the United States. Washington, D.C. Français : La Cour suprême des États-Unis. Washington D.C., États-Unis. ‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Høyesterett i USA. Was ... Read on »
Procedural Safeguards - The Series Part VIII by Jim Gerl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Complaint Department Grenade (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) This is the eighth installment in a multi-part series on procedural safeguards un ... Read on »
More Regarding Academia: New Book on IEPs & Guest Speaker by Jim Gerl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Meeting room (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) As I said in a recent post, one of the really cool perks of writing this blog is that great thinkers in special ... Read on »
Bullying of Children with Disabilities - Part VII by Jim Gerl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Some guys doing intimidation in Instituto Regional Federico Errázuriz, Santa Cruz, Chile (Photo credit: Wikipedia )     Bullying remains the hottest of hot button issue ... Read on »
More Thoughts on Dispute Resolution; Tech Update by Jim Gerl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine It is pretty rare that I make it all the way around all of those mountains to get to the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia.  It is a long ride.  This year I have alrea ... Read on »
Procedural Safeguards - The Series Part VII by Jim Gerl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Peer Mediation (Photo credit: Jessica.James ) This is the eighth installment in a multi-part series on procedural safeguards under the federal special education la ... Read on »
Special Education Law and Academia: New Law Review Article by Jim Gerl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Academia Oamenilor de Stiinta din Romania / The Academy of Romanian Scientists (Photo credit: cod_gabriel ) One of the truly cool things about doing this blog is ... Read on »
Bullying of Children with Disabilities - Part VI by Jim Gerl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Some states of the United States have implemented laws to address school bullying. Law prohibits bullying of students based on sexual orientation and gender identity Law p ... Read on »