October 17, 2019
“The city education department’s inability to meet legal deadlines for resolving complaints filed by families of special education students is causing “material, demonstrable harm” — and requires an immediate fix, advocates say. These delays disproportionately affect low-income children whose families do not have the means to pay for the services they require on their own while waiting for their claims to be processed…” The link below will let you learn more details about this situation.
https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2019/10/16/nyc-advocates-demand-immediate-action-to-overhaul-special-education-complaint-system/?utm_source=email_button