Regulations governing special education programs for children with Disabilities in Virginia: The Revision Process
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Parents across NoVA -- with our largest proportion of the state's population -- need to be heard and accounted for by Virginia's education officials. Fairfax County, for example, has the largest population of students in special ed in Virginia within a particular county (about 25,000), which means there are potentially 50,000 parents in Fairfax who stand to lose out if these proposed regs go through "as is." However, this isn't a hearing for just Fairfax residents. Parents from all NoVA locations -- Alexandria, Arlington, Falls Church, Prince William and Loudoun -- need to and voice their opposition to the proposed regs.

 

Please don't let the VA Board of Education think that we don't really care about our rights in the special ed process.  If we didn't have the Virginia-specific guarantees for parental involvement that exist in current regulation, we would have even less say in our children's education than we do now.  In other words, if these regs are approved, things could become much worse for those of you who are currently struggling with your school to get appropriate services for your child.