Areas of Practice

IEP and 504 Development

IEP and 504 agreements govern students’ access to services and supports and are the key to your child receiving the education they deserve. Weafer Law Firm can save you from years of educational setbacks and heartbreak by ensuring these critical agreements meet your student’s evolving needs and by holding schools and districts accountable to their provisions.

Harrassment, Intimidation and Bullying

Both Washington State and federal law protect students from bullying and other forms of peer-inflicted harm, creating affirmative responsibilities for schools to identify and prevent it. Students in physical or psychological pain cannot learn effectively. If your child is being bullied and it’s not being sufficiently addressed, We can hold the school accountable.

Private Placement

Whether you are looking to establish services at a non-public school or to transfer a student from public school to private, you need to know the laws and processes that govern placement and what it takes to demonstrate necessary placement. We will guide you through the process every step of the way, fighting until your child has an appropriate placement.

School Discipline

Disciplinary Actions and Appeals are processes that can forever change a student’s access to education and, therefore, their future. Your rights and access to justice in these cases are more tenuous than in criminal matters, and we can help you navigate the process safely while minimizing conflict.

Student Privacy and Records

You have a right to access your own student records, as well as public records regarding your education. These records can be crucial to determining the truth about how your education is provided and holding schools and districts accountable for abuses and failures. Failure to follow record keeping and safeguarding processes can endanger students’ present privacy and future. Our representation can get you access to records otherwise hidden or lost and accountability for errors.

Special Education Eligibility

Whether via a 504 or IEP, eligibility is the key to accessing supports and services needed. This process can be delayed, denied and appealed endlessly—unless you know what evidence you need to start on the right foot or to reinstate services when they have been inappropriately denied or removed. Because we specialize in special education, we have the expertise to help you or your student prove eligibility for services and break through administrative barriers.

Due Process and Complaints

When disagreements cannot otherwise be resolved, the courts exist to create an opportunity for a fair and just outcome. School Districts have their own attorneys and law firms available and paid for by the state. If you do not have experienced and effective legal representation, you can face months or years of costs and delays to obtaining justice. We can connect you with a lawyer who has been through the process and can get results.