From the Archives: March 9–22, 2025
Articles from Special Education Action's Archives, Added to Substack Between March 9th and 22nd
February 18, 2025, Special Education Action launched on Substack, featuring 85 of its 300+ articles from 2020–2025.
Older articles will be added over time, with updates such as this one, alerting you to articles you might have missed when they were published.
Some embedded documents, like state complaints, will be published separately on the State Complaints page, to make it easier to browse and learn from the complaints. In addition, links to articles addressing specific complaints will be added to the individual complaints page, providing readers more background on the complaints.
Articles Added March 9–22, 2025
Virginia Regulation Restricts Parents' IEE Rights
Virginia Must Revise Regulations That Limit Parents' Independent Education Evaluation Rights
FOIA Release: FCPS "TLP Procedural and Instructional Guidance Training" (4.13.20)
Thank you to the FCPS special education teacher who was concerned about FCPS' plan and who shared information from this presentation with me, which led to a FOIA request and receipt.
FCPS: “We’re Not Using the IEP During Covid-19 . . . Students May Not Be Found Eligible”
This is just one of the quotes from the 4.13.20 “TLP Procedural and Instructional Guidance Training” Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) provided to staff—and just one of many that are cause for concern. (Click here to view the video presentation and a transcript: “
Crisis Management Messaging: Gov. Cuomo’s, Gov. Northam’s, VDOE’s, and FCPS’ Staff on “Distance Learning”
“Sorry this got to you and James”. ~Scott Brabrand, FCPS Superintendent
Only 59 Fairfax County Public Schools Students Have Recovery Services in Their IEPs
“Currently, there are 59 students with recovery services on their current IEP.”