Graduation Requirements Under the IDEA
January 24th, 2025
The IEP team plays a critical role in planning and ensuring students meet graduation requirements while addressing their unique needs under the IDEA.
Continue ReadingRebecca A. Young is a partner with KingSpry’s Education Law Practice Group and Chair of the Special Education Law Practice Group.
Attorney Young represents school entities regarding special education, truancy, discipline, enrollment, and Right To Know matters. She litigates cases before state trial and appellate courts as well as administrative agencies including the Office of Open Records, the Office for Dispute Resolution and the Pennsylvania Department of Education. She is a frequent speaker and author on legal matters related to her practice.
Admitted to practice before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania, and the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Attorney Young is a member of the Lehigh, Monroe and Northampton County Bar Associations. She is also an active member of the Children’s Rights Committee and the Legal Services for Exceptional Children Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Actively engaged with community agencies that address the needs of children and families, Attorney Young has served as a board member for Diakon Child, Family and Community Ministries and Community Services for Children. She is also a former Trustee for Project Child of the Lehigh Valley and the Monroe County Bar Foundation.
She earned her Juris Doctorate at Villanova University School of Law, an M.A. in Clinical Psychology at MCP-Hahnemann University, her M.Ed. in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and her undergraduate degree at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
January 24th, 2025
The IEP team plays a critical role in planning and ensuring students meet graduation requirements while addressing their unique needs under the IDEA.
Continue ReadingOctober 30th, 2024
KingSpry education attorneys Kristine Roddick, Rebecca Young, Elizabeth Kelly, Alyssa Hicks and Paige Gross have been invited to present a number of legal trainings at the Attendance/Child Accounting Professional Association (A/CAPA) Conference on November 6, 2024.
Continue ReadingJuly 19th, 2024
On July 11, 2024, Senate Bill No. 700 was approved by Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro, making it Act No. 55 of 2024 (the “Act”). The Act allows additional highly-qualified individuals to obtain Career and Technical Instructional I Certificates.
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