Suing DCPS

[Anonymous]

Good for you to seek out help any way you can for your child.

I’m not sure which types of cases they can get involved in, but I’ve heard of contacting the DC Office of the Ombudsman for Public Education and Advocates for Justice and Education (AJE).

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous]Not hiding my daughter has been sexually assaulted twice at her middle school both times they have dropped the ball I need a real lawyer who isn’t afraid to get in theirs asses I’m pissed and I need help!!! Please somebody give me a name address or phone number. Yes I have police reports and all I am tired and she is now depressed and cutting her arm which I found out today! I can’t sleep I keep crying someone please help!!!! [/quote]

Contact the Education Ombudsman. If it's a charter, also contact the Charter Board. If it is a DCPS school, also contact the office of integrity.

Ombudsman: [phone]

Charter Board: [phone]

Office of Integrity: [phone]

[Anonymous]

At this point I'd go to the press:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/theresa-vargas/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At this point I'd go to the press:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/theresa-vargas/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/

Going to the press is always faster and more effective, not to mention cheaper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to sue DCPS because my son has gone to many good schools and is currently in the 3rd grade and his comprehension level is at a Kindergarten level and the school is dragging their feet to asset him for an IEP/504. He continues to be bullied and reprimanded for his actions; whether warranted or not. And we've only been there less than 30 days. Emotional distress/ Maltreatment and Educational negligence.

I doubt a civil suit would go anywhere, but you might talk to an ed attorney about filing for due process and/or if there's a way to ask for evaluations more effectively.

School admin here - 30 days is too soon for any suit to be taken seriously or for any school to be expected to act. If you have gone to many good schools and nothing was done there, I would immediately ask why? If the child has not progressed in reading for 3 years, what else might be going on? What is the history? Is there a 504 plan in place? Why is the child moving schools so regularly. What other issues may be at play?

If you have documentation for any of this, it would help to have that all in order and then go seek a meeting with the Principal, the teacher and the head of SPED, and the school SW. A lawsuit at this stage will not be in the best interest of the child as the state of things clearly was influenced by forces outside of his or her current school setting and that will be a large factor in any individualized plan put forward to help the student.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 10th grader has been without a Spanish 2 and honors English teacher all year. Anything to be done about that?

They cannot force people to take a teaching job. My kids’ HS is patiently waiting on teachers through the visa program. We have a demographic nightmare on our hands.

I'm curious if some of are at the same schools. Our Honors Biology and Spanish 2 teachers were awaiting visas for half of the school year, but they're both really good.