Month: July 2021
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Study: Brain injury increases risk for ADHD in children — and vice versa
This article was published on UPI by Brian P. Dunleavy on July 12, 2021. July 12 (UPI) — Children who suffer a traumatic brain injury are at nearly five times higher risk for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder one year or more later, an analysis published Monday by JAMA Pediatrics found. Among people age 4 to 18 who experience a…
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Palo Alto schools sued over mask rules
This article was published on the Daily Post by Emily Mibach on July 12, 2021. The father of a child with disabilities is suing the Palo Alto Unified School District because his son wasn’t allowed to go mask-less at summer school, and could be held back. The child is about to be a senior and…
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Disability rights group calls for policy review after Fort Worth student’s death
This article was published on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram by Silas Allen on July 5, 2021. A group for people with disabilities is calling for an independent review of the Fort Worth school district’s restraint policies following the death of a student with autism. Xavier Hernandez, 21, died March 1 at John Peter Smith Hospital. Fort…
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Tempe high school robotics team creates adjustable hoop to help disabled students
This article was published on azcentral by Amaris Encinas on July 5, 2021. When a group of high school students from Tempe was tasked to innovate in a way that could help a community achieve optimum physical and mental health, their thoughts went to people living with disabilities. In particular, to special education students at their…
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Federal lawsuit accuses AAPS and MDE of racketeering, inadequate pandemic special education
This article was published on Michigan Radio by Caroline Llanes on July 5, 2021. Ann Arbor Public Schools and the Michigan Department of Education are defendants in a lawsuit filed in federal court on June 30. The lawsuit, brought by parents of special education students in AAPS, alleges inadequate special education services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
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ISTE 2021: Special education experts advise keeping pandemic best practices
This article was published on K12 Dive by Kara Arundel on July 2, 2021. Dive Brief: Schools faced significant struggles during remote and hybrid learning to continue educational and support services for students with disabilities, but there were also numerous pre-existing and newly created resources that helped schools meet students’ needs, a virtual panel during…
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Austin ISD completes more than 700 out of 900 special education evaluations by June 30 deadline
This article was published on KXAN by Alex Caprariello on June 30, 2021. AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Independent School District has completed more than 700 of the estimated 900 backlogged special education evaluations requested by families, closing in on a June 30 self-imposed deadline the district provided to the public two months ago. An…
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No evidence’ of discrimination against special education students, federal investigation dismissed
This article was published on Indianapolis Star by Arika Herron on June 29, 2021. A federal investigation into the Indiana Department of Education over the concerns that students with disabilities were being denied equal access to education during the COVID-19 pandemic has been dismissed. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights said, in a letter issued…
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St. Tammany school district settles complaint over COVID-related special education learning losses
This article was published on nola.com by Maria Fazio on June 29, 2021. At the onset of the pandemic, schools across the country abruptly transitioned to remote learning, scrambling to replicate face-to-face instruction in a virtual setting, often without required technology. More than a year later, some students — including many with disabilities — are still behind.…
