Darien’s special education policies continue to face heavy scrutiny from parents, lawyers and others, who have said the district could be failing to inform parents of their rights when some parents of children with disabilities seek to place their children in private school.
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When mother Ruth Bowman asked Darien Schools for her son’s school records, she claims it was three years before she got anything back.
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It’s been said that money can’t buy happiness, but according to finance board emails obtained by The Darien Times, money can buy a good legal fight.
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Emma Wyman knew she needed to do something when her daughter came home from school one day with scrapes on her face.
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A review of thousands of public documents from over the last year by parents and this newspaper has revealed further background, history and possible trust violations regarding special ed practices and concerns, parents told The Darien Times this week.
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It was a baptism, of sorts. As rain poured onto Tokeneke School on Monday, soaking the grounds and leaving a muddy mess all around, fathers and mothers of special needs children created a flood of emotional stories and powerful revelations of what appears to be a deep and systemic problem within the public schools.
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If it takes a village to raise a child, perhaps it also takes a village to handle a special education complaint.
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Unanswered questions continue to hover around a controversial memo being used as evidence in a complaint filed with the state, claiming that Darien Schools are violating special education law.
“It’s a nightmare.”
These words come from a special education professional with close knowledge of what’s happening with special education in Darien’s public school system.
David DesRoches 