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Judge ends federal oversight of special education in New Orleans schools
Judge Jay C. Zainey said New Orleans schools and state officials met federal special education requirements for eight consecutive years.
- A federal judge ended over a decade of oversight of special education in New Orleans charter schools, which resulted from a 2010 lawsuit alleging discrimination against students with disabilities.
- The judge noted that the state education bodies were in substantial compliance for eight consecutive years, satisfying the criteria to terminate the consent decree.
- While progress was made, concerns persist that the school system cannot guarantee services for students with disabilities as required by law, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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Judge ends federal oversight of special education in New Orleans schools
More than a decade of federal oversight of special education in New Orleans charter schools has ended, following a Tuesday (March 31) decision by U.S.
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Federal judge ends direct oversight of special education in Orleans Parish
NEW ORLEANS — More than a decade of federal oversight of special education in New Orleans charter schools has ended. This week, U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey terminated a sweeping consent judgment that went into effect in early 2015.
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