“On January 20, 2016, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its decision in T.K. v. New York City Dep’t of Educ., — F.3d —, 2016 WL 229842 (2d Cir. Jan. 20, 2016), an important decision regarding the role of a planning and placement team (PPT) in addressing issues of bullying. Specifically, the court held that a PPT’s refusal to address bullying concerns through the PPT process was a procedural violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) because it denied parents their right to meaningfully participate in the PPT process and the development of the student’s individualized education program (IEP). As the procedural violation impacted the parents’ right to participate, the court further held that the violation amounted to a denial of the student’s right to a free appropriate public education (FAPE).”
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