Folsom Cordova special education violations trigger review

Loretta Kalb:

The Folsom Cordova Unified School District has violated special education rules 63 times in the past four years, according to state records.

The violations ranged from placing a child in a restraint chair without informing the child's parents to failing to provide families with progress reports in a timely fashion.

According to state files obtained by The Bee covering the last four school years, families filed 25 separate complaints alleging that Folsom Cordova violated state laws or federal regulations a combined 92 times.

Investigators subsequently concluded the district had failed to comply with special education rules 63 times, or in nearly two-thirds of the allegations.

The California Department of Education launched a formal review of the district after complaints spiked in 2010-11, when parents alleged the district committed 50 violations.

District officials say they have since addressed and resolved the problems identified that year.

Folsol-Cordova spent $135,777,901 for 19,198 students, or $7,072.50/student.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at June 30, 2013 12:05 AM
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