Top D.C. Council members eye hearings on special ed system

Leading members of the D.C. Council on Monday expressed outrage over the state of the Dictrict’s special education system, with the members hinting that public hearings may be necessary to help root out the rot in the system.

“We’re wasting money, our children are being harmed and now we have lawyers who have gone on to exploit our incompetence,” said Mary Cheh, D-Ward 3. “Unless I see some quick action from the school system, I think we should find out what it is we’re paying and whether our