tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9380316.post113269594385439991..comments2023-06-20T12:00:12.954-04:00Comments on Disability Law: Op-Ed on SchafferUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9380316.post-1133363109304544762005-11-30T10:05:00.000-05:002005-11-30T10:05:00.000-05:00Trust me: As a parent who has dealt with school d...Trust me: As a parent who has dealt with school districts on these issues, I get it. I've been there when a school district was searching for any loophole they could find. But Schaffer doesn't change or purport to change the obligations school districts have to kids with disabilities, in any way, shape or form. All it does is make a marginal change to a procedural rule that applies once we're litigating over an IEP. I can see why school districts have an interest in spinning this as giving them all kinds of new leeway, but I can't see why disability advocates have an interest in doing so. I don't think it's so easy to manufacture equipoise. And if parents lack resources (which they clearly do), putting the burden of proof on the school system isn't going to help that much. I'd be very happy if Schaffer were overturned, but I still don't think it's such a major decision.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02297420110444609567noreply@blogger.com