At the Douglas County School District meeting several parents raised serious concerns about the district’s use of behavioral intervention plans (BIPs) for students receiving special‑education services.

Janice Howard said her ninth‑grade son at Douglas High School was placed on a BIP after a single incident without a Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA), without an IEP team meeting and without parental consent. "A BIP is a formal component of an IEP and legally cannot be implemented without data showing a pattern of behavior, a functional behavioral assessment, FBA, and a full IEP team meeting that includes the parent," Howard said.

John Gunter, another commenter, said he had found a 2023 state Department of Education case and cited an October 2024 OCR docket number he said required the district to stop enforcing BIPs without written parental consent. Gunter said he would file a new state complaint and possible federal civil‑rights litigation if the BIP remained in place a week after the meeting.

Board members listened and asked staff to follow up. Neither the board nor staff announced a specific remedy at the meeting; Superintendent Alvarado and district staff said they would bring information back to the board and review the process district‑wide.

The commenters raised statutory references to IDEA and Section 504 and requested district‑level training, audits of current BIPs, and assurances that no other students are being placed on plans without required procedures and parental involvement.