Part 1: A Visit with Special Education Rights Hero, Attorney Jack Robinson

<p>We are so honored to have today’s guest with us for an inside look at a groundbreaking case in the field of special education litigation. Jack Robinson is a partner and co-founder of Spies, Powers, and Robinson, a law firm located in Denver, Colorado. He took one of the biggest cases in special education all the way to the US Supreme Court in 2017. In <em>Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District</em>, Jack represented a family that sued their school district, claiming it did not provide their autistic son with an adequate education as required by federal law. </p><p>The monumental Supreme Court ruling in the case raised the standard that schools must meet in educating students with disabilities, potentially impacting millions of students across the country.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Show Highlights:</strong></p><ul><li>How the background on the Endrew F. case actually began with the Supreme Court ruling on the Thompson School District v. Luke P. case in 2008</li><li>Why the Endrew F. case originated because the child was making no progress or advancement on IEP goals or objectives, along with regressing behavior</li><li>Why it’s disheartening when the concept of what’s “right for the child” is completely ignored</li><li>Where the state of our education system is right now, with no spirit of collaboration with parents and a predominant “Us vs. Them” mentality</li><li>The basic timeline of the Endrew F. case</li><li>How due process and appeals in special education cases can take years, years, and more years</li></ul><br/><p><strong>Links/Resources:</strong></p><p>Contact us on social media or through our website for more information on the IEP Learning Center:<a href="http://www.inclusiveeducationproject.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> www.inclusiveeducationproject.org</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Thank you for listening!&nbsp;</p><p>Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to the show to receive every new episode delivered straight to your podcast player every Tuesday.</p><p>If you enjoyed this episode and believe