U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will not seek changes to the central tenets of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in response to the coronavirus pandemic. In a report to Congress released late Monday, DeVos recommended that lawmakers consider what the Department of Education called “additional flexibilities on administrative requirements.” But, DeVos said in the 18-page [...]
COVID-19 has changed the school landscape including how special education is administered. Both public and private schools across the world have had a variety of responses including moving to online learning or closing for remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Check with your local education agency (LEA) or state department of education for the current [...]
The parents of a 9-year-old girl are suing Sumner County Schools in federal court, claiming the district failed to protect the child from a classmate that was sexually abusing her for months at a local elementary school. The lawsuit, filed Dec. 30 and using monikers such as Jane Doe and Sally Smith to protect student privacy, [...]
