Month: March 2021
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ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Douglas County School District, Sheriff After 11-Year-Old With Autism Handcuffed
This article was published on CBS Denver by Jennifer McRae on March 9, 2021. DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Douglas County School District, Douglas County Sheriff and several School Resource Officers after they handcuffed an 11-year-old Hispanic child with autism. The child was reportedly left…
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American Rescue Plan Signed into Law; Includes Funding for Students with Disabilities
This article was published on the Council for Exceptional Children on March 12, 2021. On Thursday, the American Rescue Plan Act—a historic $1.9 trillion package that will send direct aid to individuals, families, education, state and local governments, and more—was signed into law by President Biden. The measure includes $125 billion for K-12 education that will…
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‘Panic mode’: Austin ISD needs to evaluate 800 students for special ed. It doesn’t have the staff to do it.
This article was published on the Austin Monitor by Claire McInerny on March 11, 2021. More than 800 students in the Austin Independent School District are being denied their legal right to a special education evaluation. An evaluation is the first step in the process to get special education services. Without one, there is no…
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Ellington residents approve transfer of $150,000 for special ed needs
This article was published on the Journal Inquirer by Erika M. Purdy on March 9, 2021. ELLINGTON — At a town meeting on Monday night residents approved the transfer of $150,000 from the town’s unassigned fund balance account to the Board of Education so it can manage tuition and transportation costs for special education students.…
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Developmentally disabled kids in San Jose left behind amid COVID-19
This article was published on the San Jose Spotlight by Mauricio La Plante on March 8, 2021. Access to a COVID-19 vaccine may be the first step to getting students back on campus, but youth are in the back of the line for vaccines in California. That’s especially tough for students with special needs and…
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Reopening Plans, Private Schools, Special Education: Senate Puts Stamp on COVID-19 Bill
This article was published on Education Week by Andrew Ujifusa on March 8, 2021. The Senate’s COVID-19 relief package that includes more than $120 billion in direct aid for K-12 schools and students now heads back to the House. And the bill is now very close to getting President Joe Biden’s signature. But while the…
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Family sues MCPS, alleging that special education son was assaulted in bathroom
This article was published on Bethesda Magazine by Caitlynn Peetz on March 3, 2021. A second local family has filed a lawsuit against the Montgomery County school system alleging their special education child was assaulted by a classmate because individual aides failed to supervise them. The family, unnamed in court documents, says that their young…
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Lawmaker hopes to ban the practice of secluding FL students and limit other restrictions
This article was published on the Florida Phoenix by Danielle J.Brown on March 3, 2021. State Rep. Bobby DuBose is pushing lawmakers to outright ban the traumatic practice of secluding students and limit other restrictions facing children, particularly those with disabilities in Florida. DuBose, a Democrat who represents part of Broward County, has filed legislation…
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Lawsuit: CPS failed to provide required education to student with disabilities during pandemic
This article was published on WCPO by Abby Dawn on March 2, 2021. CINCINNATI — The parent of a Walnut Hills High School student who has disabilities filed a lawsuit alleging that Cincinnati Public Schools failed to provide legally required education during the pandemic. The lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati, names…
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Student behavior referrals drop during JCPS remote learning, despite threats, bullying and porn
This article was published on WDRB by Kevin Wheatley and Valerie Chinn on March 1, 2021. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Before the COVID-19 pandemic forced Jefferson County Public Schools to quickly transition to remote learning, students had been suspended nearly 16,000 times during the 2019-20 school year. Since then, overall behavior referrals at JCPS have…