Callie Oettinger

Mom. Nail Biter. Army Brat. Founder/Editor: Special Education Action. Passion: Creating Change. Heart Belongs in Whistler.

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Student Who Uses Letterboard Wins Rare Due Process Case Against Fairfax County Public Schools (VA), Part 3: Deference Isn't a Shortcut Around Evidence

FCPS argued its educators were owed deference. The hearing officer said . . . https://t.co/o9CRvyrKM7

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Office for Civil Rights Requires District of Columbia Public Schools to Address 504 Evaluation and Grievance Concerns at Murch Elementary School

OCR identified concerns DCPS didn't hold 504 meeting or provide an outcome parent’s disability grievance.
https://t.co/Sgk8U8tGJL

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Student Who Uses a Letterboard Wins Rare Due Process Case Against Fairfax County Public Schools, Part 2: A Professional Association Does Not Amend an IEP

FCPS couldn’t leave agreed communication access unimplemented because of ASHA’s letterboard stance.

https://t.co/PLekY3Il7T

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Student Who Uses a Letterboard Wins Rare Due Process Case Against Fairfax County Public Schools (VA)

A Virginia hearing officer found Fairfax County Public Schools denied FAPE after failing to timely implement the student’s communication access.
https://t.co/5pbY3qnT47

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U.S. Department of Education Finds Nebraska at Fault for Seven Counts of Noncompliance with IDEA

One of the most significant fiscal findings relates to Nebraska using IDEA Part B funds for “unallowable” purposes.

https://t.co/YLBj6S5jrD

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Office for Civil Rights Requires Bellevue School District (WA) to Revise Procedures for Students Unable to Attend Full School Days

https://t.co/yMlUPsanCL

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Office for Civil Rights Requires Beach Public School District 3 (ND) to Fix 504 Placement Procedures

OCR found district denied student FAPE when principal unilaterally moved him to self-contained day-treatment program & reduced his school day
https://t.co/Ma4ExR3CQB

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Office for Civil Rights Requires Central Valley School District #3 (ND) to Revise Seclusion Policy & Train Staff

OCR identified concerns w/how school staff used & documented seclusion, when the IEP team was reconvened, & whether a student’s . . .

https://t.co/iS5aEw9OWQ

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OCR Opens Investigation Into Houston Independent School District's Special Education Overhaul

Another Decade, Another Instance of Massive Special Education Issues in Texas

https://t.co/Me4lF3jJaP

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Office for Civil Rights Requires Miami-Dade County Public Schools (FL) to Address systemic concerns that the school had not established practices for timely evaluations or for distributing completed IEPs and Section 504 plans to teachers and staff.

https://t.co/9aMkL1cP4J

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Office for Civil Rights Requires Lawrence County School District (AL) to Address Accessibility Concerns at East Lawrence High School Gym, Baseball Field, and Football Field

https://t.co/FYKHHMyhbi

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Office for Civil Rights Requires Williamson County Schools (TN) to Train Staff After FAPE Concerns for Student with Multiple Complex Medical Conditions

https://t.co/Cm1bQBwcjf

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Office for Civil Rights Finds Flagler County Public Schools (FL) wrongfully retaliated against a teacher after she emailed concerns that multiple students’ IEP support minutes were not being met.
https://t.co/oLjmxEeyub

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Office for Civil Rights identifies concerns that Aspire Academy Public Charter School (AR) was not providing accessible parking at its Pine Bluff Downtown campus and that the principal retaliated after the complainant complained about the parking.

https://t.co/I8NoEYSTvO

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Office for Civil Rights Requires Livonia Public Schools (MI) to inconsistently implemented 504 accommodations, restricted recess because of disability-related behavior, and handled behavior supports outside the 504 process.

https://t.co/UmYoCnl7HN

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Office for Civil Rights Requires Washington County Public Schools (VA) to Reinvestigate Disability-Harassment Complaint

https://t.co/TawFzbYUbG

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U.S Department of Education already found Virginia noncompliant for requiring pre-mediation confidentiality agreements. Yet documents from 2024 and 2026 show the same problem continuing in practice.
https://t.co/HLSjF8swYW

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Virginia Department of Education failed—AGAIN—to respond to a state complaint within the mandated timeline, even though it advised U.S. Department of Education that VDOE is in compliance.

https://t.co/72znfovI53

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Due Process Hearing Against Fairfax County School Board: Day Six

The final day of the hearing and the exchanges that stole the show.

https://t.co/vpeAn8Qc3r

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Whistleblower Parent Calls Out Prince William County School Board

https://t.co/9UwTXxKsWI