In the current class action lawsuit Doe v. State of Ohio, S.D. Ohio No. 2:91-cv-00464, a federal district court has preliminarily approved a settlement agreement that would transform Ohio’s schools’ approach to educating students with disabilities.
In this case, a class of plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against the State of Ohio for failing to provide enough resources to ensure that Ohio’s schools have enough resources to give students with disabilities appropriate special education, related services, and support in the least restrictive environment.
The settlement agreement aims to improve the overall quality of special education and related services given to students with disabilities by the creation of a plan. The settlement agreement requires that the Ohio Department of Education create a plan within one year that redesigns and improves its support system to local school districts for special education.
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Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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