March 2020 The MLO Minute: A Service Announcement As public health advisories and mandates continue to evolve, our firm is fully able to maintain our business operations unabated through remote access that we have extensively developed over the past several years. Virtually all of our staff is able to work remotely throughout this ongoing crisis,…
March 2020 The MLO Minute: By Nancy Potter, Esq. In the past decade, the number of sexual harassment and violence complaints in American K-12 public schools have increased fifteen fold, according to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”). In an effort to address this, last week, the U.S. Dept. of Education…
March 2020 The MLO Minute: By Nancy Potter, Esq. At our firm, we handle a great many cases on behalf of children with special education needs, and every case we accept is one where we believe that the child and family are entitled to improved educational services. Therefore, in those cases where we proceed to…
February 2020 The MLO Minute: By Jennifer Grobe, Esq. The Goals section of the IEP charts where the team anticipates the student should be on their educational journey in one year’s time. Each IEP goal states a desired measurable achievement for the student to accomplish within the upcoming calendar year with the assistance of the…
February 2020 The MLO Minute Back in 1968 the Joseph P. Kennedy foundation started to lay the ground work for the first Special Olympics games held in Chicago in July 1968 at Solider Field. The idea was to show the abilities of young people with intellectual disabilities and not focus on the disability. Prior to the Special…
January 2020 The MLO Minute: By Dennis McAndrews, Esq. and Ally McAndrews, M.Ed. As an opportunity for our clients, colleagues, families and friends to learn more about our MLO team, our attorneys and staff will be participating in a new video series throughout the upcoming months which will include virtual interviews, conversations and legal discussions.…
January 2020 The MLO Minute: By, Dennis McAndrews, Esq. A great many of the families we represent are truly inspirational to us. They may be caring for an elderly loved one, working to secure an appropriate education for their children, or providing day-to-day comfort for family members and individuals in the community. Their efforts are…
January 2020 The MLO Minute: By Nancy Potter, Esq. This month, Pennsylvania special education advocates jointly submitted a letter to Governor Wolf. Signatories include MLO Founder and Managing Partner Dennis McAndrews. The letter urges Governor Wolf to increase state investment in special education in his budget for the 2020-2021 Fiscal Year. Advocates for the more…
January 2020 The MLO Minute: By Heather Hulse, JD, MS, MA Many school districts across the state of Pennsylvania are utilizing School Resource Officers (“SROs”) in school buildings. It is important for parents and guardians of special education students to be particularly aware of the rights of their child. It is also imperative for school…
2019 The MLO Minute As we start every New Year, we love reflecting on the wonderful memories we’ve made and opportunities we’ve had. Thank you for allowing us to serve you and your families! We wish you all the best in 2020 and we look forward to our continued relationships! Click here to view our…