by Tara Fappiano | Apr 4, 2022 | General, Professional
Whether you are a parent, guardian, or educator, you have likely faced some sort of conflict involving a student. Conflicts took many shapes and sizes during my son’s special education school experience, and now as he attends college. Sometimes conflicts are with the...
by Tara Fappiano | Jan 11, 2021 | Professional
Take a moment to read this great column by the incomparable Carol Greenwald, Ph.D. in the New York Law Journal this week. I was happy to be able to contribute to the conversation. Videoconferencing: Love It, Hate It, Need It – New York Law...
by Tara Fappiano | May 22, 2020 | Professional
…districts need to plan and elevate their services as students have lost out on the face-to-face therapies they normally get in school, said Tara Fappiano of Yonkers, a lawyer and advocate for those with disabilities, whose son is a special education student in...
by Tara Fappiano | May 21, 2020 | Professional
Article on LoHud.com discussing Governor Cuomo’s plans for summer school and their impact on students in special education programs. But districts need to plan and elevate their services as students have lost out on the face-to-face therapies they normally...
by Tara Fappiano | Mar 30, 2020 | Professional
Students have a legal right to services that districts may struggle to provide,” said Tara Zegers of Yonkers, a lawyer and advocate for those with disabilities, whose son is a special education student in the Tuckahoe district. “There is a big gray area...
by Tara Fappiano | Jul 15, 2019 | Professional
I am excited to announce my new relationship with Haworth Barber & Gerstman, LLC, as Special Counsel. This allows me to continue to use my skills as a litigator and negotiator, while at the same time moving into the work of my new private practice in advocacy,...
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