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Special Education and Returning to School amidst COVID-19
Special Education Attorneys Jodie Howard and Nichola Krebsbach will discuss what the guidance documents issued by the Federal Department of Education on March 12, 2020.
California SB No. 117: SpEd Timelines Amid Covid-19 Closures
Attorney and BREN Clinic Director Jodie Howard explains Section 8 of recently passed Senate Bill No. 117 which addressed Special Education Timelines and their enforcement amid the school closures during the COVID-19 crisis. Also discussed are the press release and recent guidance issued by the Federal Department of Education and by the California Department of Education.
Questions & Answers II
Discussion SpEd Amid COVID 19 Closures
Special Education attorneys Nichola Krebsbach and Jodie Howard along with Shannon Wentworth, J.D. will address the possible implications of Special Education services amid the school closures to slow the spread of COVID-19. Their thoughts and comments will be provided in light of the Department of Education's Questions & Answers released on March 12, 2020.
Combat Regression During COVID-19 Closures
Leading private therapeutic professionals in Fresno County share their tips for battling the regression our special education students will experience during the school closures. Tips, tricks, and guidance are shared for speech, occupational, and behavioral therapies.
Chris went to law school to help plaintiffs who might otherwise not have their rights protected. Throughout law school he worked with Georgeson & Belardinelli and joined the firm as an Associate upon admission to the bar. He handled primarily personal injury and business litigation, becoming a partner in 2012. In 2014, he won a $128,610,000 verdict in a land and water dispute in Kings County. It was one of the largest jury verdicts in California in that year. In late 2014, he joined Kabatcheck, LLP in Los Angeles continuing his work in personal injury litigation, class actions, and insurance bad faith cases. He became a partner there in 2017. “What do I remember about law school? Meeting my wife there!” Chris married fellow graduate Alexandra Belardinelli Noyes (’09) who is currently “inactive” raising their two sons in their home in San Marino