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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

#MCPS Spends $39,413 in November '15 Fighting Families of Special Needs Students #NotFAPE #equityFAIL

Special Education Legal Expenses

Special education legal fees for outside counsel for November 2015 totaled $39,413.


The year-to-date total of $77,027 is $50,505 (39.6 percent) less than the same period
in the previous year. In addition, total year-to-date special education legal costs of $77,027
are $123,453 (61.6 percent) less than the budgeted amount of $200,480 through this time period.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 29, 2016 at 5:46 PM

    Are the counsels county residents?

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  2. AnonymousMarch 29, 2016 at 11:06 PM

    What is the reason for the costs of outside counsels decreasing? Perhaps MCPS is negotiating disputes more rationally than just outright rejecting parents' complaints?? Or, maybe the system is correcting some of the flaws without admitting past errors?

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