- Education
Trump Administration Relies on Shaky Data when Making Decisions on School Discipline Reform
December 8, 2017
WASHINGTON – At a briefing today at the United States Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR), speakers said the Trump Administration plans to dramatically alter 2014 discipline guidance meant to protect students of color with disabilities from discrimination. In support of rescinding this Obama era guidance, the speakers used dubious…
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NDRN Joins Amicus in Service Animal Case
November 21, 2017
NDRN joined three other national and state disability rights organizations in an amicus in support of appellant’s argument that the IDEA’s exhaustion requirement should not apply in a case where a school district refused to allow a student to bring a service animal to school.
Amicus Brief - Education
NDRN Joins Amicus in IDEA Case
November 21, 2017
NDRN joined 42 other national and state disability and civil rights organizations in an amicus supporting the appellant’s argument that the IDEA requires more than de minimus educational benefit.
Amicus Brief - Education
Civil Rights for Students with Disabilities Under Attack
November 17, 2017
WASHINGTON – Leaders from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) are looking to roll back recently implemented reforms that ensure access to certain groups of children who have traditionally been removed from school at disparate rates. The issue of school discipline was discussed at a meeting today between ED…
Press Release - Education
National Disability Rights Network Statement on Trump Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Nominee
November 16, 2017
WASHINGTON – NDRN is pleased the Trump Administration has nominated Johnny Collett to fill the position of Assistant Secretary of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS).
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