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Feb 14, 2021 To the editor: The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recently issued a finding of noncompliance against the Wareham Public Schools in a complaint filed by SPEDWatch, Inc. SPEDWatch is a Massachusetts nonprofit organization founded for the purpose of securing the educational rights of all Massachusetts schoolchildren with special needs. I am responding to a letter posted to the district’s web page by Wareham Director of Special Education, Melissa Fay, concerning this complaint. That letter states in part: “ It is also important to recogni...

Chloe Shelford Feb 14, 2021 The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education determined that language used by the Wareham School District in its forms related to Individualized Education Plans was “inconsistent with Department guidance.” The language has since been removed, and the complaint was closed. SPEDWatch, Inc., a special education advocacy group, filed a complaint with the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in late January alleging that Wareham Schools used illegal language on Individualized Education Plan forms, which guarantee acc...

SPEDWatch, Inc., a special education advocacy group, has filed a complaint with the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education alleging that Wareham Schools used illegal language on forms related to Individualized Education Plans which guarantee accommodations for students who need them. SPEDWatch’s complaint included a redacted copy of a student’s N1 form which includes the line “The Parent agrees to excuse the District from strict performance of IEP timelines which are challenging pursuant to governmental directives arising from or related COVID-19 pandemic issues.” The ...