Sentences with phrase «against students with disabilities»

Pugh's group and the ACLU filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in 2011 arguing that voucher schools in Milwaukee were discriminating against students with disabilities by not accepting the students into their schools, based on Pugh's position that any school that received public money should be subject to the same laws aimed at protecting students with disabilities that govern public schools.

Among its claims, the suit alleges that Success Academy discriminates and retaliates against students with disabilities by taking measures designed to influence them to leave the charter network.

A spokeswoman for Johnson's Senate office said the amendment is meant to protect voucher schools from a «hostile» attitude the Obama administration and other Democratic lawmakers have toward voucher programs and comes months after the Obama administration closed a probe into the Milwaukee voucher system after a lawsuit alleging discrimination against students with disabilities.

(It has also always been litigious, but is becoming even more so as authorities crack down on charters» violations against students with disabilities.)

They summarize arguments against students with disabilities participating in school choice programs and offer counterarguments and...

They summarize arguments against students with disabilities participating in school choice programs and offer counterarguments and nuances, ultimately arguing that well - designed school choice programs are beneficial to students with disabilities.

That statement provoked a lawsuit by disability rights groups against DPI, which administers MPCP, based on the charge that the program discriminates in admissions against students with disabilities.

Where is NYC's public advocate, Letitia James, who sued the city over school buses that had no air conditioning and went after the Success Academy Charter School network for alleged bias against students with disabilities?

Considering that the home district is responsible for paying all of the costs associated with providing needed services to special education students in charter schools, the schools aren't discriminating against students with disabilities because of financial reasons, they simply refuse to provide educational opportunities to any students that don't fit the «profile» they wish to serve.

Earlier this year, courts ruled that the use of Kindle devices in the classroom was discriminatory against students with disabilities since navigation of menus via the popular text - to - speech option was unavailable and therefore the device was effectively inaccessible to the visually impaired.

Schools will not be considered to discriminate against a student with a disability if compliance with the provisions of the legislation would have a seriously detrimental effect on or make impossible the provision of services to other students.

In New Orleans, extensive new requirements related to special education have been implemented in charter schools as a result of the settlement of a lawsuit alleging widespread discrimination against students with disabilities.

Every day brought shocking and disturbing revelations: high attrition rates of students and teachers, dangerous working conditions, widespread suspensions, harassment of teachers, violations against students with disabilities, nepotism, and fraud.

Not to mention legal mandates — which you'll note I purposefully didn't even broach until now — which, of course, require that public charters not discriminate against students with disabilities.

On June 7, 2011, attorneys at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the taxpayer - funded Disability Rights Wisconsin filed a complaint with the DOJ, asking for an investigation into alleged «systemic discrimination» against students with disabilities by the voucher program and two private schools.

Recognize violence and discrimination against students with disabilities, and those from indigenous, minority and other marginalized communities.

Not to mention legal mandates - which you'll note I purposefully didn't even broach until now - which, of course, require that public charters not discriminate against students with disabilities.

A UCLA newsletter has cited evidence that charters discriminate against students with disabilities.

The initial complaint alleged that the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program discriminated against students with disabilities.

In 2011, opponents of parental choice asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Milwaukee voucher program for allegedly discriminating against students with disabilities.

On June 30th, our school was shut down, joining the 50 other charters that were shuttered in the 2016 - 17 fiscal year in California and the 200 - 300 charters that are closed each year across the nation because of poor performance, financial issues, low enrollment, nepotism, violations against students with disabilities and English language learners, and fraud.

While private schools that receive vouchers through the program can not discriminate against students with disabilities, they are also not required to offer special education services beyond those that can be provided with «minor adjustments» to their educational program.2 This means that schools can deny admission outright to students such as Trinity if their needs are considered too severe.