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Recent Articles
VDOE Required to Submit Plan to Improve Oversight of Special Education
Fast approaching: November 1, 2021, deadline for the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to submit its plan to improve oversight of special education to Virginia’s General Assembly and Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC).
Just In: FCPS “Independent” Special Education Audit Reveals Disturbing Data
Although FCPS states that it is “committed to the consistent and equitable implementation of discipline policy, regulations, and practice across all schools and educational programs,” AIR’s report points toward a great divide between FCPS’s words and actions.
Fairfax County Public Schools Isn’t Able To Prevent Student Computers From Shutting Down
The newest tech issue: FCPS isn’t able to prevent student computers from shutting down for reboots/updates.
The newest poorly-thought-out plan: Someone made a decision to disable the ability to pause and/or postpone reboots/updates and no one developed a contingency plan to address times computers must not shut down, such as during an SAT exam.
Parents Have A Right To Challenge Information In Education Records And To A Hearing
Did you know that, if your school refuses to make a change you request that you have a right to request a hearing? This is not a state complaint of a due process hearing. It is held at the local level.
Fairfax County Public Schools Violated Privacy of Chesterbrook ES Student and Family
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is at fault for another FERPA violation, this time for a Chesterbrook Elementary School student and family.
The document is a student’s care card, which (depending on the student) can include sensitive information such as medical issues, prescription medications, medical professionals the child is seeing, and so on.
FCPS Report Detailed How To Reduce Special Education Referrals; Predicted The Future; Confirmed Suspicions
It highlights a focus on denying services in the name of saving money and sheds light on one of the potential reasons why referrals and evaluations were such a battle when our seniors were younger, at points in their lives when early intervention special education services would have made the greatest difference—and could have resulted in very different realities for these students today.