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Information on AC's Special Education Work

In the area of special education, the Advocacy Center may be able to help Louisiana residents with issues related to:

  • Illegal delay of initial evaluation requests
  • Failure to provide educational services in the least restrictive environment
  • Illegal denial of school services
  • Inappropriate discipline

Call or email for more information or to request help.

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Recent News -

Calendar Icon1/13/12 - 01:00 PM by Pamela Fisher

Keeping Students Safe: Federal Government to Consider Restrictions on the Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Schools

School busCurrent proposed legislation in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives would expand protections from restraint and seclusion for students with disabilities in Louisiana, and across the country.

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Calendar Icon9/7/11 - 02:40 PM by Stephanie Patrick

Restraint and Seclusion in Schools

Photo of child The Advocacy Center is interested in information on the use of restraint or seclusion in Louisiana schools. We suspect that numerous students with disabilities across Louisiana are being subjected to some form of restraint or seclusion to deal with noncompliant behavior, though we do not seem to get many reports. Tell us about your experiences.

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Calendar Icon6/14/11 - 07:35 PM by Stephanie Patrick

Bullying

“Nerd!” “LOSER!!!” Marcus heard these words yelled at him every day at school, right before his books were knocked from his hands onto the floor, or before he was slammed into the set of lockers in his school’s hallway.

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