Searching for Equal Educational Opportunities in Maryland

News

Special education battle continues in Prince George’s County [FOX5DC]
Maryland parents battle with school districts to get special education services for their children [FOX5DC]
Maryland school superintendent Salmon faulted for poor leadership, communication [Baltimore Sun]
Distance learning especially challenging for students with disabilities [WTOP]
On school reopening, Hogan does not work well with others [Baltimore Sun]
The Arc Maryland sues five counties and Baltimore City, alleging vaccine discrimination [Baltimore Sun]
Bus aide charged with assaulting child en route to school for students with special needs [Washington Post]
Montgomery Co. school bus driver charged with raping 12-year-old student [WUSA9]
School Bus Aide Accused of Molesting Prince George's County Students Indicted [NBC4]
Mother Says Autistic Son Was Restrained, Put in Handcuffs After Episode on School Bus [Bethesda Magazine]

Formal Legal Complaints against Maryland and Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE)

2020-09-19: State Complaint
2020-09-26: State Complaint
2020-10-15: Follow Up
2020-10-27: Response from Governor
2020-10-31: State Complaint
2020-12-31: State Complaint
2021-08-03: State Complaint
2021-09-18: State Complaint
2021-09-22: Amendment
2021-12-14: State Complaint
2021-12-22: State Complaint
2024-12-11: State Complaint

Maryland's Procedures

2013-10-31: Wrangling
2020-11-02: Placement
2020-12-23: Advertisement
2020-12-30: Maryland's Procedures
2021-01-06: Overturning IEP Team decisions and fraud
2021-02-05: Parental Input
2021-02-24: Integrity of Student Records and Officials
2021-03-12: Fraud and Abuse by Franczkowski
2021-03-26: Integrity of Student Records and Officials
2021-04-02: Findings and Writings
2021-06-17: Integrity of Student Records and Officials
2021-06-30: Nurse, Building and Franczkowski
2021-08-15: Seeing of Discrimination
2021-09-14: Branch
2021-09-17: Transportation Fraud and Safety Threat
2021-09-21: Corrective and Corruptive Actions - Access to Clothes
2021-09-24: Transportation Fraud and Safety Threat
2021-09-29: Teaching and Learning about Clothes
2021-10-06: Transportation Fraud and Safety Threat
2023-02-14: Attorneys and Law
2024-07-18: State Complaint Follow Up

Complaints against the Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS)

2020-12-14: Fraud in the Prince George's County Public Schools
2020-12-16: State Complaint
2020-12-17: MSDE Action
2021-02-19: State Complaint

PGCPS Procedures

2021-02-03: Communication Skills
2021-02-04: Interferences at IEP Meetings
2021-02-22: Noncompliance Specialists
2021-07-16: Discrimination and Fraud in Extracurricular Activities
2022-03-15: Parental Input
2024-04-26: PGCPS Fraud Alert

Other Requests and Responses

2021-10-21: Request for Cooperation
2021-10-27: Public Information Request
2021-11-16: Request to Stop Fraud, Abuse and Corruption
2021-12-02: Request to Assign Supervisors
2021-12-23: Request for Disciplinary Actions

Correspondenses from U.S. Department of Education

2013-04-24: Seth Galanter to his colleagues
2019-01-19: Laurie VanderPloeg to Marcella Franczkowski
2020-05-11: Laurie VanderPloeg to me

Agencies and their Departments

Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS)
PGCPS Department of Special Education
Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE)
MSDE Division of Early Intervention and Special Education Services
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

Leaders of Public Entities, Agencies and their Departments

Governor Larry Hogan
Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford
Mohammed Choudhury, State Superintendent of Schools
Deann M. Collins, Deputy State Superintendent for Teaching and Learning (deann.collins@maryland.gov)
Marcella E. Franczkowski, Assistant State Superintendent, Division of Early Intervention and Special Education Services
Monica Goldson, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), PGCPS
Trinell M. Bowman, Associate Superintendent for Special Education, PGCPS

Beyond Maryland - Extracurricular

Right Where I’m Supposed To Be - Special Olympics World Games, Abu Dhabi, 2019
Road to Abu Dhabi: A Documentary on the 2019 Special Olympics World Games
REACH UP LA - Special Olympics World Games 2015 Official Theme Song
Run Free - Special Olympics Athletes in Music Video
Coca-Cola and Special Olympics Present: #ReachUp
Fire in the Rain - Look Beyond My Disability, See The True Me
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