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Earlier this year, 800 students were waiting to be evaluated. The district's new administration gave AISD a July 1 deadline to clear the backlog.
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Special education services were severely disrupted when schools closed in spring 2020. In many places, they have yet to fully resume. Now, families are demanding schools take action.
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The district is laying off staff to reorganize the department. That includes employees responsible for handling a backlog of special education evaluations.
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“We’re just going to wipe a clean slate and start over,” AISD's chief academic officer said Friday.
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Some AISD families have been waiting for more than a year to get their children evaluated. Disability Rights Texas called the delays a "direct violation of the timelines established by federal and state law."
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Evaluators with the special education department have been quitting over what they call a hostile work environment. That reputation is making it hard for the district to recruit new staff.
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AISD parent Sarah McKenna, a single mother, had to decide what was best for her children: sending them to school or having them learn remotely.
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Ian isn't failing his classes because he's blowing them off; it's because his brain can't handle remote learning very well.
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In the last three years, Fort Bend schools have seen the demand for special education almost double. More teachers and parents are asking for children to…
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Twice, Britany Miller has asked for special education services and accommodations at two different Houston-area charter schools for her son, Nicholas…