ADAMS ESQ

05/11/2026

🫡🪖New policies coming for military families.

https://adamsesq.com/alert-for-military-families-new-department-of-war-special-education-policy/

By Jean Murrell Adams, Esq. • April 2026

05/06/2026

Groundbreaking survey!! What SpEducational found:

--Only 1 in 4 families receives all needed information before IEP meetings.
--Spanish speakers were 3 times more likely not to receive timely information regarding their child’s IEP.
--30% of students wait over a year for their disability to be recognized.
--68% of families say advocacy has contributed to anxiety or depression.
--39% of parents have experienced employment disruptions as a result of their advocacy.
--Nearly 300 families have sought outside support to fill gaps the system should be filling — and 80% say doing so has burdened their time or finances.
--Only 7% of families received any district communication about how federal policy changes affect their child's services.
--91% of families stated that they would like to receive updates about federal policy changes.

The disparities are particularly pronounced for Spanish-speaking families and families from low-income households, who face additional structural barriers at nearly every stage of the special education process.

Securing an Individualized Education Plan and ensuring it is enforced remain an ongoing challenge for families.

05/04/2026

Enough is enough! "...first grader Cora Realmuto had five different teachers in the span of about 12 months, including one substitute teacher for three months who didn’t have special education credentials. Because of those violations, the district agreed to pay for 10 weeks of summer camp over the next two summers, as well as one-on-one time with a behavior technician and a speech therapist. "

Pajaro Valley Unified School District reached a settlement with the family of a first-grade special education student after acknowledging it failed to meet legal requirements outlined in the child’s education plan. The agreement includes compensatory services such as summer camp, behavioral suppor...

05/04/2026

“‘He’s doing great.’
But he still can’t talk, can’t write his name, and melts down daily. The school is constantly calling me to pick him up..."

Sound familiar?”
We heard this again and again at our Las Vegas IEP workshop this weekend.

Parents are being told everything is “fine”—
but their child is still struggling.

So we did something different.

We showed families how to responsibly use AI as a personal IEP assistant to:

prepare for meetings
safeguard student privacy
understand confusing assessments
ask better questions
follow up in writing

Because when federal enforcement is weakening,
👉 informed parents matter more than ever.

One parent said:
“Thank you so much for this timely presentation--I learned so much!”

That’s the goal.

If you’re a Nevada parent of a child with disabilities and your school district or charter school refuses to address your concerns--
we may be able to help.

💻 Start here: www.adamsesq.com

✔️ Free case evaluation
✔️ Focus on modest-income families
✔️ Contingency representation

04/30/2026

😟 This is what the gutting of OCR looks like in practice.

DREDF calls on Congress to restore full funding and staffing to OCR, reopen all closed regional offices, and hold Secretary McMahon accountable for the thousands of unresolved disability complaints now languishing without resolution.

04/30/2026

Nevada mandates autism awareness training for emergency personnel

04/28/2026

😡Warning!! This is especially concerning as he worked with so many children with disabilities.

A Nevada high school special education teacher – who won an award for being “outstanding” – allegedly s*xually abused a child for more than two years – and had s*x with his victim in a graveyard…

04/23/2026

New study shows that can have long-term positive impact-- start early!!

"From a policy perspective, the results suggest the importance of accurate and timely identification, expanded access to high-quality services, and more consistent service delivery so that qualifying students can benefit from these supports."

Approximately 7.5 million U.S. students receive special education services in public schools—more than one in seven pupils nationwide. Its services cost roughly twice as much per pupil as general education and account for about one-third of federal appropriations for elementary and secondary educa...

04/23/2026

Los niños con discapacidades enfrentan riesgos únicos cuando hay operativos de inmigración cerca de las escuelas. ¿Su hijo/a tiene un ? Esto es lo que todo padre debe saber para proteger a su hijo/a — y sus derechos.

Lo Que Todos Padres Deben Saber Sobre la Nueva Realidad Migratoria

04/23/2026

Does your child's seem rushed? Not enough time to address your concerns? Welcome to the drive-thru IEP window.

https://adamsesq.com/the-iep-drive-thru-are-fast-iep-meetings-trampling-your-childs-rights/

By Jean Murrell Adams, Esq. • March 2026