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Second Virginia Hearing Officer Rules Reading Program Inappropriate for Student with Dyslexia

For the second time in about a year, a VA HO ruled that the program “Just Words” is inappropriate for a student with Dyslexia. In both cases, the hearing focused on a student in FCPS

Callie Oettinger
Feb 11, 2021
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For the second time in about a year, a Virginia Hearing Officer ruled that the program “Just Words” is inappropriate for a student with Dyslexia. In both cases, the due process hearing focused on a student attending Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), in Virginia.

The law firm Blankingship & Keith represented FCPS in both cases, too. Although the first…

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