The Parents' Coalition brings you video of that event with commentary by Steve Zepnick.
Does Dispute Resolution Work In Almost Every Case?
by Steve Zepnick
At the open forum on Special Education on 11/25/13, Dr. Starr thinks so. He stated that in the past, districts “gave away the store” to avoid disputes. He mentioned that MCPS needs to leverage the time and energy invested by parents of children with disabilities to become deeply engaged with the parents. However, he falsely reported that “dispute resolution works in almost every case” and presented the lack of successful resolutions to be only .65%. This number is understated. It does not include families, who were intimidated to take less or those who dropped out or just didn’t choose to fight because of the of the costly, complicated process. Hiding behind a .65% statistical distortion only muddles the picture.
