Act Now: Suit Filed Against LAUSD on Behalf of Students with Special Needs

Join me in supporting this initiative for all LAUSD Special Education students, AND I am going to ask about our children who aged out and missed out! 

I am not sure if anything can be done for the thousands of special needs students like Nick who aged out of the school system during Covid. As a result Nick missed out on part of the regular school year and the extended school to the tune of nearly 6 months of instruction.  

SHARE YOUR SUPPORT Newman Aaronson Vanaman LLP is one of the firms involved in Alliance for Children's Rights and the Learning Rights Law Center v LAUSD .  The Los Angeles Times reported on the suit over the weekend, and we hope you will join us in promoting its ideals. HOW TO HELP Use the graphics and suggested copy to share on social media and help advocate for the 80,000 students with special needs in Los Angeles who have been ignored.   In addition, please email the members of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board at boardmembers@lausd.net no later than 6 pm on Monday, December 14 with the following message: LAUSD must comply with its most basic duty under the law: to ensure that students who need assessments and safe in-person instruction or support in order to access their education get what they need. LAUSD should act immediately to: implement small-cohort in-person instruction to the maximum extent possible (up to 25% of campus capacity), consistent with cohorting guidance issued by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; resume in-person assessments and Individualized Educational Program (IEP) services, with accommodations necessary to ensure that students’ IEPs can be executed in a distance learning environment, and arrange for non-public agencies (NPAs) and non-public schools (NPSs) to provide in-person special education, related services, and assessments to LAUSD students who need it whenever LAUSD is either unable or unwilling to provide such education, services, and assessments. Everyone at NAVLAW remains actively engaged in our work on behalf of the community we serve. Our personnel are continuing to be available to conduct virtual consultations to assist you with educational and regional center concerns during this difficult time. If you need help or wish to contact us, please visit our website at www.navlaw.net, fill out the intake form and we will schedule a meeting with one of our attorneys. Newman Aaronson Vanaman LLP | 818-990-7722 14001 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks CA 91423 www.navlaw.net  ‌  ‌  ‌