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The article focuses on the laws regarding school accessibility in the U.S. It explains that schools in Suffield, Connecticut did not meet the requirements for the Americans with Disabilities Act. The fact that the law has faced revisions is examined and the influence of those changes on school systems are discussed. The revisions also affect the Rehabilitation Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

The article announces that Connecticut state education officials have blamed the school system of Bridgeport, Connecticut for failing to identify students with special education services, discussing Superintendent Paul Vallas, the U.S. Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, and the Center for Children's Advocacy.

The article offers news briefs related to education as of December 2013. It mentions that the Darien Public School in Connecticut has to pay 390,000 dollars as a compensation for violating the U.S. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It mentions that the National Center on Educational Outcomes, launched a policy that allows states to ensure that students leave the schools with diplomas.

The article reports on response of the Connecticut school district to violation of the U.S. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It mentions denial of proper service to special education students as reported by an investigation from the Connecticut State Department of Education. It reports changes in student individualized education plans (IEPs) outside of planning and placement team (PPT) meetings with parents, by the special education department at Darien Public Schools.

The article discusses a court case wherein the Regional School District of Connecticut required the parents of defendant to reimburse for their child's therapeutic placements due to violation of the child on Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) eligibility. However, the District court finds that the child is eligible for the (IDEA) services, and the school applies substandard evaluation. The court concludes that the parents should reimburse for the private placements of the child.

The article discusses a court case wherein a parent could not sue the district for Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973 violations. The U.S. District Court in Connecticut dismissed the parent's lawsuit for lack of jurisdiction. The District Court explained that it could not exercise jurisdiction over the parent's claims until she exhausted her administrative remedies under the IDEA.

The article discusses a court case wherein a Connecticut district violated the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) by holding an individualized education program (IEP) meeting without a child's parents. The U.S. District Court in Connecticut determined that the parents' refusal to consider any public school placement warranted a reduction in tuition reimbursement. It ordered the district to pay $57.139 for the parents' private school expenses and legal fees.

The article reports on the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut's ruling on the case of P. by Mr. and Mrs. P. v. Newington Board of Education. According to the ruling, a Connecticut school district complied with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act's (IDEA) least restrictive environment mandate when it developed an individualized education plan (IEP) that placed a child with Down syndrome in a regular education class for 74 percent of the school day.