FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 31, 2023 CONTACT: Edie Surtees, Communications Director 512-407-2739 esurtees@DRTx.org Laurel Goodroe, Communications and Development Specialist 832-681-8215 lgoodroe@drtx.org DRTx Statement on TEA Placement of AISD Under Conservatorship… Continue reading “TEA Places Austin ISD under Conversatorship Due to Failure to Comply with Special Education Law”
Disability Rights Texas sent a letter Thursday to Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath calling for an investigation into the Austin Independent School District. The advocacy group said Austin ISD is violating federal… Continue reading “Austin ISD has a backlog of special education evaluations. A disability rights group wants action”
Longview ISD. Marshall ISD. Fort Worth. Hutto. Burleson. It’s not hard to find allegations of students in special education classrooms being mistreated or abused by educators in their classrooms. What… Continue reading “Groups call for improved laws to protect special education students”
Excerpt: “A federal district judge last week denied Austin ISD’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed on behalf of students with disabilities over the district’s failure to evaluate students in… Continue reading “AISD Special Education Lawsuit Moves Forward”
Learn what you need to know about cameras in special education classrooms, and use our sample letters to request cameras and recordings. Continue reading “How to Request a Camera in Your Child’s Special Education Classroom”
This handout includes sample text parents can use in a letter to request a camera and video surveillance in a special education classroom. Continue reading “Request a Camera for a Special Education Classroom Sample Letter”
by Steven Aleman, Attorney and Education Policy Specialist for DRTx State lawmakers met in 2021 and along with other public school issues, addressed the needs of students with disabilities affected… Continue reading “Texas Lawmakers Pass COVID-19 Special Education Recovery Act”
After July 1 deadline, 77 evaluations still not complete On June 30, Austin ISD made an announcement: its once-egregious backlog of hundreds of uncompleted special education evaluations was “no more.” The backlog, which… Continue reading “Has AISD Cleared its Special Education Backlog, or Not?”
The transition from ECI to special education can be confusing. This video will help you understand the process and who’s involved. Watch the video “Transition from ECI to Special Education”
School system tries to keep up with its workload and comply with legal mandates Trasell Underwood doesn’t know how hard it will be yet. Underwood adopted her son when he… Continue reading “AISD’s Special Education System Struggles to Keep Up”