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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
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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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