Media Coverage Page

Vandelac Case
Desiree Vandelac, who is the firm's special education advocate/legal assistant, is also an important firm client.  The Vandelacs filed due process in 2006 on behalf of their son Tyler, and prevailed against the St. Vrain Valley School District.  This was a private placement case, and the Vandelacs contended that the public school that St. Vrain had placed him in was not meeting his needs.  The case and the firm received significant media attention when the hearing officer issued his decision.  The case is now in its second appeal in federal district court.  To read about this case, click on the following links:
http://rockymountainnews.com/news/2006/dec/01/st-vrain-is-liable-for-boys-schooling

District 11 Case

The firm represented four children with mental health disabilities who alleged that they had been severely mistreated by their special education teacher and the staff at Will Rogers Elementary School in Colorado Springs District 11.  The allegations arose after a report was issued by a Colorado nonprofit organization that serves as the state's official advocacy and protection agency, The Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Older People.  Among other things, The Legal Center contended that Will Rogers had violated the Colorado rules concerning restraint and seclusion because the children were put in a closed timeout room for long periods of time.  We settled the case in a confidential settlement through a private mediator.  The case attracted significant media attention before the parents retained our firm.  To read The Legal Center's Report and media coverage about this case, click on the following links:

To read the Legal Center's Report, Click Here

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