Families Endure Costly Legal Fights Trying to Get the Right Special Education Services
October 6, 2019
By: Kristen Taketa
Source: Los Angeles Times
SAN DIEGO – The law says public schools must give students with disabilities the services that meet their individual needs, but parents and districts often disagree on what those services should be or whether a student needs services at all.
Every year school districts across California settle thousands of these disputes by paying parents and lawyers millions of dollars in what are called due process cases. The number of due process cases has climbed in recent years, tapping into school districts’ already tight budgets.