Reasons to yawn: Wrap up analysis of two recent SCOTUS cases involving IDEA

On 11/8/16 IwroteIn both of these cases it is important to carefully analyze the details of what is actually being litigated.  So often the truth of what is being discussed gets lost in poor reporting about the topics.  For example, many news outlets focus on the ' evil school district vs. the child in the wheelchair with Wonder the GoldenDoodle ' meme instead of focusing on the decidedly less appealing ' what is the importance of due process ' angle.As OTs become more savvy with policy analysis they will avoid the bias-trap of media reporting and try to approach a more ' rational comprehensive ' method of considering the actual facts.  They will also become more savvy by dropping the naive notion that just because an issue might have the superficial appearance of something that should be supported, it is important to dive deeply into the actual policy to make sure we are promoting what is best for the people who seek our services.Turns out that this analysis was essentially correct regarding the separate cases ofEndrewandFry.In the Fry case the issue at hand turned out to hinge on the concept of ' administrative exhaustion ' or whether or not a family had to satisfy IDEA due process rules before bringing an ADA lawsuit.  According to the decision, if the issue is not related to IDEA, there is no such requirement.  In this case the Fry family was not arguing about educational rights - they were arguing about wanting a monetary award for emotional dist...
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