<![CDATA[Special Education Action: Washington, D.C.]]>https://www.specialeducationaction.com/s/washington-dchttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0gl9!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe412ffc4-95b6-4d59-8ea0-64bdf652d53f_512x512.pngSpecial Education Action: Washington, D.C.https://www.specialeducationaction.com/s/washington-dcSubstackMon, 25 May 2026 14:42:06 GMT<![CDATA[Office for Civil Rights Finds District of Columbia Public Schools at Fault for Extensive Discrimination Against Students Who Have Disabilities]]>https://www.specialeducationaction.com/p/office-for-civil-rights-finds-district-of-columbia-at-faulthttps://www.specialeducationaction.com/p/office-for-civil-rights-finds-district-of-columbia-at-faultThu, 19 Mar 2026 10:02:58 GMTMarch 18, 2026, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a press release announcing the results of its directed investigation into District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). OCR concluded that the division violated Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act by denying students wi…

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]]><![CDATA[Office for Civil Rights Initiates Directed Investigation into District of Columbia Public Schools]]>https://www.specialeducationaction.com/p/office-for-civil-rights-initiateshttps://www.specialeducationaction.com/p/office-for-civil-rights-initiatesThu, 06 Mar 2025 11:02:20 GMTMarch 5, 2025, U.S Department of Education (USDOE) announced a directed investigation into District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), to be helmed by USDOE’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The focus of the investigation is to determine “if the district is failing to meet the needs of students with special needs or disabilities.”

In its press release, USDOE cites a December 2024 report, District of Columbia Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, which found DCPS had “more complaints per 10,000 students in the special education area than any other state or territory in the U.S.” In addition, the report highlighted serious transportation issues, including long delays, unreliable schedules, and lax oversight—concerns that mirror those in the class-action lawsuit Robertson et al v. District of Columbia.

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]]><![CDATA[Class-Action Lawsuit Continues Forward; Related Service of Transportation at Core of Suit Against District of Columbia's OSSE]]>https://www.specialeducationaction.com/p/class-action-lawsuit-continues-forward-related-service-of-transportation-at-core-of-suit-against-district-of-columbias-ossehttps://www.specialeducationaction.com/p/class-action-lawsuit-continues-forward-related-service-of-transportation-at-core-of-suit-against-district-of-columbias-osseTue, 04 Feb 2025 11:10:00 GMTA class-action lawsuit against District of Columbia's Office of the State Superintendent for Education (OSSE) will continue forward. The case was filed by five parents of students who have disabilities and by The Arc of the United States (The Arc). It focuses on the related service of transportation, specifically alleged failures to provide "safe, relia…

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