EDUCATING OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS
A School District’s Gag Rule
To prevent parents from sharing what services are available for children with special education needs, the LAUSD requires confidentiality.
- Scott Schmerelson on confidentiality clauses
Following a hiatus of over a year, the LAUSD’s Special Education Committee met on March 25th. After a very full agenda that included presentations by the Division of Special Education, a principal, a school psychologist, and the Community Advisory Committee (CAC), members of the public were given the opportunity to speak. Parents and activists weary from negotiating the bureaucracy during the COVID pandemic and long deprived of a platform to voice their concerns filled all of the available speaking spots. I used my time to share my recent experiences during the process to update my daughter’s Individualized Education Program (IEP):