Excluding Special Education

Confronted by evidence that the charter school industry is not fully serving children with special education needs, will the LAUSD act?

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“Charter School shall not request or require submission of a student’s IEP, Section 504 Plan, or any other record or related information prior to admission, participation in any admissions or attendance lottery, or pre-enrollment event or process, or as a condition of admission or enrollment.”

- GHCS Charter

“504 and IEP documents are not required to enroll. However, providing these documents will assist GHCHS in providing a continuity of services.”

- GHCS Enrollment Form

The headline event at the second meeting of Scott Schmerelson’s LAUSD Special Education Committee was a presentation on CTA’s State of Denial Report. This study provides empirical evidence of what has long been alleged by opponents of the privatization of public education — charter schools serve…