"The complaint alleges the students did not receive services such as counseling, social work or psychological help they were entitled to under federal law."
Could it be that few administrators recognize that "counseling, social work or psychological help" are related services?
(A) In general.--The term `related services' means transportation, and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive services (including speech-language pathology and audiology services, interpreting services, psychological services, physical and occupational therapy, recreation, including therapeutic recreation, social work services, school nurse services designed to enable a child with a disability to receive a free appropriate public education as described in the individualized education program of the child, counseling services, including rehabilitation counseling, orientation and mobility services, and medical services, except that such medical services shall be for diagnostic and evaluation purposes only) as may be required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education, and includes the early identification and assessment of disabling conditions in children.
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"Instead, the students were subjected to repeated disciplinary measures, including more than 10 days of in- and out-of-school suspensions, court referrals and undocumented, illegal removals from school."
I wonder if anyone in the HCPS knew about these concerns:
"Elia said she was surprised when she got notice Monday of the upcoming news conference because she was not aware of the concerns."
Motel Special Ed: Complaint Alleges Hillsborough Withheld Services To Students
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