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Placer County Office of Education Seeks Feedback for ADA Plan Update

Placer County Office of Education Seeks Feedback for ADA Plan Update

The Placer County Office of Education, in keeping with its ongoing efforts to serve all members of the community, is updating its Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) transition plan and self-evaluation. The accessibility plan provides a comprehensive plan for access for individuals with disabilities to County Office facilities, programs, services, activities, events, and digital communication.

An Overview of Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE) in the Special Education Process

An Overview of Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE) in the Special Education Process

IEEs are a tool provided for by federal law that allow parents to pursue assessments of a child that are performed by assessors independent of the school system, if parents believe that the assessments performed by a school are inappropriate or problematic.

California Court Rules Kids can be Taken from Good Parents

California Court Rules Kids can be Taken from Good Parents

...a child with a mental diagnosis, that has significant behavior issues that have yet to be managed can be removed, including permanently, from parental custody...

Petition to Arrest Sacramento County Child Protective Services Social Worker Isidro Ruiz

Petition to Arrest Sacramento County Child Protective Services Social Worker Isidro Ruiz

Please take a brief moment to sign this petition and share it with others, particularly those that reside within Sacramento County: http://www.change.org/p/scott-r-jones-arrest-sacramento-county-child-protective-services-social-worker-isidro-ruiz.

Rocklin Schools Hit with Student Abuse Claims

Rocklin Schools Hit with Student Abuse Claims
Two families have filed claims against the Rocklin Unified School District alleging that their special-needs children were subjected to physical and psychological abuse at the hands of a teacher at Breen Elementary School during the last school year.

Child Protective Services Take Autistic Teens After Regional Center Fails Them

Child Protective Services Take Autistic Teens After Regional Center Fails Them

So after the government failed the kids and families, the government takes custody of the kids as a solution. Really?