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Parent alleges Valley View failed to evaluate son under IDEA and Section 504; board hears allegation
Summary
At the Aug. 4 meeting, parent Albert Lopez alleged the district denied a documented request for special-education evaluation and did not provide procedural safeguards required under IDEA and Section 504; he said an appeal to Assistant Superintendent Paulson was denied.
A parent told the Valley View School Board on Aug. 4 that the district failed to evaluate his son for special‑education services after the family provided a professional neuropsychological evaluation and asserted that required procedural safeguards under federal law were not provided.
Albert Lopez, who identified himself as a parent of a newly enrolled student at John J. Lukantic Middle School, said the family first disclosed the student’s ADHD diagnosis in writing on May 27, 2025, and later submitted a full neuropsychological…
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