Four JOCO school districts unite, prepare to sue state over perceived lack of special education funding

Four JOCO school districts unite, prepare to sue state over perceived lack of special education funding

The four largest school districts in Johnson County, Blue Valley, DeSoto, Olathe, and Shawnee Mission, are joining forces with the intention of suing the state over what they claim is chronic underfunding of special education (SPED). The group’s news release read in part: Kansas lawmakers and state elected officials have had well over a decade to meet their legal obligation to fully fund special education. Instead, they have repeatedly chosen to…

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4 JOCO school districts prepare to sue state for lack of special education funding

(The Sentinel) — The four largest school districts in Johnson County, Blue Valley, DeSoto, Olathe, and Shawnee Mission, are joining forces with the intention of suing the state over what they claim is chronic underfunding of special education (SPED). The group’s news release read in part: Kansas lawmakers and state elected officials have had well over a decade to meet their legal obligation to fully fund special education. Instead, they have rep…