With the ongoing government shutdown, the massive layoffs within the Department of Education, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), and the Office of Special Education Rehabilitation Services (OSERS) are virtually non-existent. This is still part of the ongoing efforts of the Trump administration to bring about the complete destruction of the Dept. of Education in an effort to bring the choice (and funding) back to the states.
What this means to parents of students with disabilities is that there is currently NO federal oversight happening to ensure your child's rights are being upheld. This video addresses your concerns regarding individualized education plans (IEPs), IDEA, and FAPE. Stay with me near the end when I go over what you CAN do as a parent!
It's important that we take these next few stages very seriously and cautiously, but not alone.
#trumpadministration #departmentofeducation #specialeducation #governmentshutdown #educationlaw #parentinghelp Article Referenced:
https://adayinourshoes.com/osep/ -- please go read it!
Timestamps:
0:29 Is Your Child's IEP Still Valid Today?
1:15 What is OSEP?
2:51 IDEA & Educational Law
4:14 What Happened to Educational Law?
4:56 How Did We Get Here? [History of US Dept of Ed] // Culture Wars & Voting Against Your Interests // Trump's Executive Order
8:09 What Happens Next?
9:24 What Can Parents and Educators Do?