Special Needs
Parent Alleges Improper Isolation of Special Needs Student in Loudoun County Schools
A parent in Loudoun County has described an incident involving her child with special needs, stating that the student was placed alone in a room furnished only with a desk for prolonged periods, sometimes several hours.
Va. school divisions (Loudoun, Essex, and Northumberland) repay nearly $30 million in misused special...
Three school divisions charged with misusing federal funds intended for students with disabilities have made nearly $30 million in total repayments, according to the state Department of Education, which will be returned to the federal government. Still, one division is actively disputing the charge.
Feds end special education monitoring in Virginia as advocates question post-review process
However, the state has taken the necessary steps to “address and resolve the findings of noncompliance and the required corrective actions” outlined in a March 13 monitoring report