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PGCPS general counsel cites staffing, reorganization and new tracking as steps to reduce staff ADA accommodation delays
Summary
At a Feb. 17 Disability Issues Advisory Board meeting, PGCPS general counsel Darnell Henderson acknowledged delays in processing staff ADA accommodation requests, outlined a 28.64‑day average processing figure for a recent period, and described staffing and procedural changes — including moving the equity assurance office to HR and creating a director role — intended to speed responses.
At a Feb. 17 meeting of the Disability Issues Advisory Board, Prince George’s County Public Schools general counsel Darnell Henderson addressed a board member’s Maryland Public Information Act request that identified 271 staff ADA accommodation requests submitted between Jan. 3, 2023, and Nov. 26, 2024.
The MPIA-derived case list, presented to the board by member Miss Patrick, indicated extended delays between request submission and issuance of determination letters “often rang[ing] from 2 to 6 months,” with some cases “approaching or exceeding 1 year,” she said. “According to the records provided, that case list reflects 271 accommodation requests,” Patrick told the board.
Henderson said the records presented an incomplete…
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