COPAA Urges Department of Education to Reverse Plan Moving Special Education and Civil Rights Offices
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Summary
COPAA (Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates) is calling on the Department of Education to reverse its plan to move the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to other federal agencies. The organization argues this move would dismantle federally required supports for 10.25 million students with disabilities, undermining their civil rights and access to appropriate education under IDEA and Section 504.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledWe call upon the Department of Education to reverse course and stop this unlawful plan that harms every child with a disability.
This plan destroys federally required supports for 10.25 million students.
Moving OSERS and OCR to other federal agencies undermines the civil rights of students with disabilities.
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