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Parent says Oak Park District 97 is blocking recordings of IEP meetings, urges board to act

5832336 · August 18, 2025
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Megan Jackson, a parent, told the Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Board of Education on Aug. 18 that district staff have blocked parents from recording Individualized Education Program meetings and that the practice violates federal law.

Megan Jackson, a parent, told the Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Board of Education on Aug. 18 that district staff have blocked parents from recording Individualized Education Program meetings and that the practice violates federal law. "Denying the right to record an IEP meeting, a simple, reasonable accommodation, is a direct violation of IDEA's procedural safeguards," Jackson said. Jackson told the board the…

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