Feds Raise Red Flags About Delayed Special Ed Evaluations, Other IDEA Violations

7th November, 2022

11 November 2022, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop]

New guidance warns that children suspected of having disabilities are waiting too long for evaluations and special education services are not being fully implemented for some young kids in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

In a joint letter, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Head Start are calling out state and local special education directors and Head Start programs for problems that they say have escalated since the COVID-19 pandemic.

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