An Office of Civil Rights (OCR) complaint was filed in March 2021 against Seaside School District (District). The complaint alleges that the District discriminated against female students by providing inequitable athletic facilities to the female athletic programs, as compared to the boys’ athletic programs. During the course of OCR’s investigation, OCR expressed concern with the girls’ softball team for having…
An ADA Complaint was filed with the Office of Civil Rights against the Seaside School District. The complaint alleged that the District was violating accessibility requirements by failing to provide accessible parking lots at both its High/Middle and Elementary schools. Though the District managed to repair a few of the violations, it agreed to address the rest of the…
An Office for Civil Rights (OCR) complaint was filed in March 2021 against Seaside School District (District). The complaint alleges that the District discriminated against individuals with disabilities by failing to provide accessible parking lots at both the High/Middle and Elementary schools. The complaint was accepted by OCR and is currently being investigated. OCR Ref No. 10211029 Notification Letter
An ADA complaint was filed with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) against Hood River County School District. The complaint alleged that the District was violating accessibility requirements by maintaining inaccessible parking lots and football bleachers. The District agreed to address these issues by signing a Voluntary Resolution Agreement (Agreement). The Agreement requires the District to conduct an assessment…
An Office for Civil Rights (OCR) complaint was filed in March 2020 against Hood River County School District (District). The complaint alleges that the District discriminated against individuals with disabilities by failing to provide adequate accessible parking spaces and accessible bleachers for sporting facilities. The complaint was accepted by OCR and is currently being investigated. Hood River School District ADA…
A Title IX complaint was filed with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) against the Hood River County School District. The complaint alleged that the District was violating Title IX by providing unequal athletic facilities to athletes on the basis of gender. The complaint included examples such as the girls’ softball team having to commute much farther for practices and…
An Office for Civil Rights (OCR) complaint was filed in February 2020 against Hood River County School District (District.) The complaint alleges that the District has been discriminating against the girls’ softball team by providing inferior facilities and amenities to the boys’ baseball team. The complaint was accepted by OCR and is currently being investigated. See full complaint here: http://wiscarsonlawpc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Hood-River-Title-IX-Complaint.pdf
The Issaquah School District was ordered to pay $154,000 in private school tuition and $7600 in transportation costs for failing to provide an adequate education to a student receiving special education services. The Issaquah Reporter noted that the student severely struggled in the Issaquah School District, but now excels in his private school placement.
In the Spring 2021 issue of SpectrumLife Magazine, Diane Wiscarson and Susana Ramirez explain the difference between FERPA and HIPAA. The article discusses how each applies to student information at the school district level. View the article from pages 30-31 in the Spring 2021 issue here: https://www.spectrumlife.org/blog/how-do-ferpa-and-hipaa-privacy-laws-affect-students-in-special-education-642
Associated Press reported on an Issaquah School District due process proceeding which resulted in the judge ordering over $170,000 to be paid to the family of a student represented by Wiscarson Law. The district failed to keep accurate records, failed to issue progress reports, failed to provide proper documentation to the parents, and failed to provide the student with a…