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The IEP “Drive-Thru”: Are Fast IEP Meetings Trampling Your Child’s Rights?

By Jean Murrell Adams, Esq. • March 2026 Picture this: you arrive at your child’s IEP meeting, ready to talk about everything that matters to you—goals, services, supports. You barely finish introductions when the school starts hustling through the agenda. Forty-five minutes later, someone is already wrapping up. Your questions? Still unanswered. Your concerns? Still unaddressed. And your child’s plan for the next year? Decided—or worse, deferred to yet another meeting—without your meaningful input. Welcome to the IEP “Drive-Thru.” At ADAMS ESQ, we’re hearing this

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Donde esta el FAPE?

Donde esta el FAPE? Febrero 2026 Jean Murrell Adams, Esq. ¿Recuerdan el viejo anuncio de comida rápida “¿Dónde está la carne?“, aquel con las curiosas señoras mayores mirando un pan gigante, buscando una hamburguesa diminuta? Era adorable. Pero lo que vemos ahora en ADAMS ESQ es todo menos adorable: los verdaderos servicios de educación especial se están reduciendo y, en algunos casos, desapareciendo, camuflados en IEPs inflados y confusos. Y los niños con discapacidad que necesitan esas colocaciones y servicios son quienes pagan el precio.

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Where’s the FAPE?

Remember the old “Where’s the beef?” fast-food commercial—the one with the quaint elderly ladies peering into a giant bun, searching for a tiny hamburger? It was adorable. But what we’re now seeing at ADAMS ESQ is anything but cute: real special education services are shrinking and, in some cases, disappearing—camouflaged inside bloated, confusing IEPs. And the children with disabilities who need those placements and services are the ones paying the price. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. §1400 et seq. guarantees qualifying

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Protegiendo a Su Hijo/a con Discapacidad de las Medidas de Control de Inmigración

Lo Que Todos Padres Deben Saber Sobre la Nueva Realidad Migratoria Escrita por: Jean Murrell Adams, Esq. Enero 2026 “[Los niños con discapacidad] están en peligro porque sus reacciones podrían literalmente costarles la vida.”   Liam Conejo Ramos, un niño de cinco años que estudia en la escuela primaria Valley View Elementary, fue capturado y detenido en Minnesota. Al momento de redactar este texto, el pequeño Liam permanece encarcelado en Texas. Fotografía: Columbia Heights Public Schools/AFP/Getty Images El Alcance del Problema Todos hemos leído sobre el

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Protecting Your Child with a Disability from Immigration Enforcement

  What Every Parent Should Know About the New Immigration Reality By Jean Murrell Adams, Esq. January 2026 “Children with disabilities are in danger because their responses could literally end their lives.” Our New Reality We’ve all read about five-year-old preschooler Liam Conejo Ramos, who was captured and detained in Minnesota and remains imprisoned in a Texas facility with his dad. How do these captures and detentions impact families and what can parents do to protect their children, including those with IEPs? Approximately 133,000 undocumented

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¿Abogados artificiales?

5 razones por las que los padres no deberían reemplazar a los abogados de educación especial con IA Jean Murrell Adams, Esq. Noviembre de 2025 Estamos viendo un alarmante aumento en el número de padres que utilizan Inteligencia Artificial (IA) para preparar y presentar documentos legales. Como padre o madre que se enfrenta al complejo mundo de la legislación sobre educación especial, puede que se sienta tentado a usar herramientas como ChatGPT o Gemini para gestionar el caso del Programa de Educación Individualizada (IEP) de

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Artificial Attorneys?

5 Reasons Why Parents Should not Replace Special Education Lawyers with AI Jean Murrell Adams, Esq. November 2025 We are seeing an alarming increase in parents using Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) to prepare and file legal pleadings. As a parent navigating the complex world of special education law, you may be tempted to use tools like ChatGPT or Gemini to handle your child’s IEP case. While AI can be a helpful resource for certain tasks, it cannot—and should not—replace competent legal representation. Here’s why: 1. AI

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Cuidado con el IEP Frankenstein

Jean Murrell Adams, Esq Octubre 2025   Octubre es una época de miedo, pero el monstruo más aterrador quizá no se esconda en casas embrujadas. Quizás se esconda en el expediente escolar de su hijo(a): el IEP Frankenstein. En ADAMS ESQ, hemos visto cada vez más IEPs que parecen monstruos ensamblados: descuidados, confusos y francamente aterradores para los padres que intentan defender a sus hijos. Estas son algunas de las características más escalofriantes que hemos encontrado.: 🧩 El nombre de otro niño (sí, de verdad) ✂️ Metas

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Beware of the Frankenstein IEP

by: Jean Murrell Adams, Esq October 2025     October is spooky season—but the scariest monster may not be lurking in haunted houses. It might be hiding in your child’s school file: the Frankenstein IEP. At ADAMS ESQ, we’ve been seeing more and more IEPs that look like stitched-together monsters—sloppy, confusing, and downright scary for parents trying to advocate for their child. Here are some of the most chilling features we’ve encountered: 🧩 Another child’s name (yes, really) ✂️ Cut-and-paste goals that don’t fit your child or are simply

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