Comments on: Education Department To Step Up Enforcement Of Disability Rights http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2010/03/08/doe-civil-rights/7251/ Developmental Disability News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:55:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: SPEDWatch http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2010/03/08/doe-civil-rights/7251/comment-page-1/#comment-1358 SPEDWatch Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:10:19 +0000 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=7251#comment-1358 The US Dept of Education has a monitoring and enforcement system that actually allows for noncompliance with its own regulations that are designed to protect the educational rights of students with disabilities (IDEA). USDE does not require states to sustain compliance with IDEA. They only require that instances of noncompliance be corrected within one year of identification. Therefore, intermittent compliance with IDEA is perfectly acceptable to th feds. In addition, in order to receive IDEA funding, states need only provide a written assurance that they intend to comply with IDEA. Actual compliance with IDEA is not a condition of receiving IDEA funds. Both of these facts were confirmed to me by Dr. Ken Kienas of the USDE Office of Special Education Programs. Mr. Duncan needs to start in his own backyard. The system is insane, and highly abusive to students with disabilities. Ellen M. Chambers, MBA Founder and Director SPEDWatch, Inc. The US Dept of Education has a monitoring and enforcement system that actually allows for noncompliance with its own regulations that are designed to protect the educational rights of students with disabilities (IDEA).

USDE does not require states to sustain compliance with IDEA. They only require that instances of noncompliance be corrected within one year of identification. Therefore, intermittent compliance with IDEA is perfectly acceptable to th feds. In addition, in order to receive IDEA funding, states need only provide a written assurance that they intend to comply with IDEA. Actual compliance with IDEA is not a condition of receiving IDEA funds. Both of these facts were confirmed to me by Dr. Ken Kienas of the USDE Office of Special Education Programs.

Mr. Duncan needs to start in his own backyard. The system is insane, and highly abusive to students with disabilities.

Ellen M. Chambers, MBA
Founder and Director
SPEDWatch, Inc.

]]> By: landis789 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2010/03/08/doe-civil-rights/7251/comment-page-1/#comment-1354 landis789 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:14:25 +0000 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=7251#comment-1354 Very interesting article! I currently am investigating how to file a Civil Rights complaint on behalf of my students. My classroom is comprised of all African American Special Needs students. I have been denied access to proper curriculum. The students are also educated in the same classroom, for two and a half hours in the morning, and then again in the afternoon with two five minute breaks. Last year before I came aboard, a Civil Rights complaint was filed by a mother of a student. The school switched a few things around but are still in violation.I have called various newspapers and reporters, as well as legal services for persons with Disabilities. Many of these new laws and required changes made to benefit Special Needs students, look good on paper but never are truly implemented into the classrooms. We need more Special Education "policing" in classrooms around the country. Investigations without prior notice given before visiting would help to shape up many classrooms that aren't currently in compliance. DM Very interesting article!
I currently am investigating how to file a Civil Rights complaint on behalf of my students. My classroom is comprised of all African American Special Needs students. I have been denied access to proper curriculum. The students are also educated in the same classroom, for two and a half hours in the morning, and then again in the afternoon with two five minute breaks.

Last year before I came aboard, a Civil Rights complaint was filed by a mother of a student. The school switched a few things around but are still in violation.I have called various newspapers and reporters, as well as legal services for persons with Disabilities.

Many of these new laws and required changes made to benefit Special Needs students, look good on paper but never are truly implemented into the classrooms. We need more Special Education “policing” in classrooms around the country.

Investigations without prior notice given before visiting would help to shape up many classrooms that aren’t currently in compliance.

DM

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