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Parents do you know the 4 letter word starts with "F" and is FREE for your child? https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-education/the-parents-who-fight-the-city-for-a-free-appropriate-public-education

The Parents Who Fight the City for a “Free Appropriate Public Education” Children with disabilities have a constitutional right to accommodation in public schools. Securing those rights can bring their families to a breaking point.

Parents CHILD FIND Alert: SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW update Washington D.C. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), March 12, 2023. The School District (Local Education Agency, LEA) is reminded it cannot delay or deny PARENT REQUESTS for an initial full and individual EVALUATION for a child, including preschool age 3-4-5, suspected of having a Disability for the reason the LEA wants to first provide interventions (MTSS/RtI). Has this ever happened to you?

Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) / Response to Intervention (RTI) Process Cannot Be Used to Delay/Deny an Initial Evaluation - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act OSEP reminds state educational agencies and LEAs that the Part B regulations allow a parent to request an initial evaluation at any time to determine if a child is a child with a disability under IDEA.

Thoughts on that special graduation day coming up for so many... 🤓