School officials revise grievance process on special ed

Published September 20, 2008 4:00am ET



Stung by a series of reversals in the troubled special education system, school officials are revising the standards and rules for the officials who hear grievances of special ed parents, internal documents show.

Under new rules proposed by State Superintendent Deborah Gist, special ed hearing officers will have to have at least five years of legal experience and can’t work for any school while they perform their duties, according to a memo obtained by The Examiner.

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