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Public commenters at California forum describe school litigation, elder exploitation and homelessness gaps
Summary
During the forum many public commenters described frequent discrimination in schools, lack of enforcement for elder financial abuse, gaps in shelter accommodations for disabled people and suggested statutory fixes and oversight.
Public commenters at the Aug. 19 joint forum described a range of lived experiences and called for concrete policy fixes.
Multiple parents and advocates said school districts are bringing litigation against students with disabilities—sometimes without board approval—and that the California Department of Education is taking months longer than federal timelines to investigate allegations. Deborah Kim (Southern California chair, OAH Special Education Advisory Committee) said the CDE often takes four to five months to investigate matters…
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