IEP impact / from Musk & DoE

[Anonymous]

I’m beyond livid at how stupid people are.
If you have a child with an IEP they will be affected by Musk/MAGA shutting down the Dept of Education.

I’m a speech therapist. I worked for VB schools for 2 years. Let me be clear: Federal funding is attached to IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) the law that gives your child IEP services. Which is overseen by the Dept of Education. Call your senator, representatives and the VA state governor, Youngkin (who is running ads to shut down the Dept of Ed).

[Anonymous]

Key functions of the DOE. It’s all right here. Special ed impacts.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/02/04/department-of-education-explained-trump/

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not paying Bezos money. What is the point of posting a link that isn’t the gift link?

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[Anonymous]

I am not sure Trump or Musk care. I am sorry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not paying Bezos money. What is the point of posting a link that isn’t the gift link?

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[Anonymous]

What would the effect be on local special education teachers? DC/MD/VA?

[Anonymous]

I think some functions will be moved to HHS?

[Anonymous]

“would seek a plan for Congress to abolish the department altogether, which would fulfill a Trump campaign promise.”



Seek a plan for congress to abolish the dept? That’s gonna take 4 years.

[Anonymous]

There’s no proposal to cut off IDEA funding as far as I am aware?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There’s no proposal to cut off IDEA funding as far as I am aware?

As though disability and accessibility are high priorities for this administration.

Our kids are f-ed

[Anonymous]

I mean, our county seems to only spend money *creating* an IEP. They offer scant services, and don’t fulfill them. So maybe some restructuring will be good

[Anonymous]

The IEP system has been broken for many years. DOE isn’t doing their job so give it to someone else and hope it gets better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean, our county seems to only spend money *creating* an IEP. They offer scant services, and don’t fulfill them. So maybe some restructuring will be good

How do you envision this will help at the classroom level?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean, our county seems to only spend money *creating* an IEP. They offer scant services, and don’t fulfill them. So maybe some restructuring will be good

I kind of agree. We already pay for outside tutoring/services since the ones provided through our IEP are laughable. Not sure this is going to make much of a difference for us.