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1,713 cases, one hearing officer: How NYC’s special ed complaint system has reached a breaking point

December 6, 2019

Behavior Analyst, Comprehensive, Disabilities, DOE, Education, Evaluation, IDEA, New York, Special Education, Spencer Walsh Law, Tracey Spencer Walsh

”Fewer officers have been willing to take cases as the number of complaints has skyrocketed. As a result, over half of the nearly 10,000 unresolved special education complaint cases fell to just a dozen hearing officers as of Oct. 22, according to state records obtained by Chalkbeat and THE CITY“

Please click here to read the full article by Alex Zimmerman, YOAV GONEN, THE CITY.

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