Subscribe
Sign in
Home
IDEA & Section 504
FAQs
FOIA
State Complaints
Due Process
National
Newsletters
About
Latest
Top
Discussions
Do Educators Who Aren’t My Child’s Teachers Have to Read His IEP?
Question: Do educators who aren’t my child’s teachers have to read his IEP? Answer:
Oct 9
•
Callie Oettinger
6
State Complaint C26-673, Virginia Department of Education
A parent alleged that VDOE failed to process a complaint against itself. VDOE found itself in noncompliance and required a review of its complaint…
Oct 8
•
Callie Oettinger
2
Office for Civil Rights’ Inconsistent Redactions Limit Access to Disability Discrimination Investigation Findings, Findings and Resolution…
OCR redacts officials’ statements, school names, dates, and other info in some records while publishing comparable details in others. Sometimes the…
Oct 7
•
Callie Oettinger
9
1
September 2026
Can Schools Block Students Who Use Accommodations From Receiving Academic and Other Honors?
Learn the answer and read supporting documents and/or regulations.
Sep 25
•
Callie Oettinger
2
1
Office for Civil Rights Raises Disability Discrimination Concerns at California’s Kerman Unified School District
KUSD agreed to issue guidance and train staff, including athletic coaches, after OCR raised concerns about a student’s participation, implementation of…
Sep 22
•
Callie Oettinger
7
UPDATED—Differentiated Monitoring and Support Reports and Letters
To safeguard access, Special Education Action has begun archiving DMS reports and status letters directly on its site instead of linking to unstable…
Sep 19
•
Callie Oettinger
7
U.S. Department of Education Closes All Four Findings in Utah’s 2025 DMS Report
OSEP confirms that all four findings from its July 2025 report are closed. One had already been resolved before that report was issued.
Sep 18
•
Callie Oettinger
3
U.S. Department of Education Closes All Three Findings in Nevada’s 2024 DMS Report
OSEP says Nevada completed the required corrective actions for fiscal management and oversight of due process decisions.
Sep 18
•
Callie Oettinger
7
Office for Civil Rights Enters Into Resolution Agreement with Jenks Public Schools (OK) Over 17 Years After Starting Investigation
JPS agreed to review missed therapy services, revise disability complaint procedures, and address website barriers. The resolution agreement’s deadlines…
Sep 18
•
Callie Oettinger
7
Can Schools Block Students Who Have Disabilities from Sports, Field Trips, and Other Activities Because Their Grades Are Too Low?
Question: Can schools block students who have disabilities from sports, field trips, and other activities because their grades are too low? Answer:
Sep 18
•
Callie Oettinger
6
U.S. Department of Education Identifies 11 Areas of IDEA Noncompliance in Maine
Maine must correct failures in preschool oversight, service decisions, data reporting, financial controls, and protections for families.
Sep 18
•
Callie Oettinger
8
1
Office for Civil Rights Raises FAPE Concern in Prince Edward County Public Schools (VA) Bullying Case
OCR found insufficient evidence that PECPS in Virginia failed to respond effectively to disability harassment, but questioned whether it considered the…
Sep 16
•
Callie Oettinger
4
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts
