One of the leading fee-for-service attorneys of special education in the Philadelphia area recently shared some concerns with me about the school district’s unwillingness to translate ERs (Evaluation Results) and IEPs (Individualized Education Plan) in cases involving a special group of parents of students with disabilities.

The are his concerns:
“When you have clients who speak Spanish but not English, have you been able to convince the Philadelphia School District to provide the ER and IEP translated into Spanish? The reason why I ask is because at a meeting today, a lawyer for the District said that the policy in most cases is to provide translated NOREPs and Procedural Safeguards only. ERs and IEPs will not be translated. This seems very unfair to me. What do you think […] regarding this?”