NYC to increase special education services for Bronx students following settlement

From Chalkbeat:

A federal district judge has approved a settlement agreement between the education department and disability rights advocates in the Bronx, resolving a four-year-old lawsuit that challenged the city’s process for allocating certain special education services. 

The settlement, in effect for three years, requires the education department to make a series of changes to the way it provides what are called “related services,” which include occupational therapy and mental health counseling, among other supports for students with disabilities.

Read the full article here:

https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/8/4/22609407/special-education-bronx-related-services

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