Federal audit finds lapses in Ohio’s special education
April 9th, 2010Weak state oversight is blamed
From the Columbus [Ohio] Dispatch:
A federal audit of special education programs in Ohio has concluded that some school districts were blatantly violating the law and failing to properly educate students with disabilities. The deficiencies were attributed to weak state oversight.
Among problems found by U.S. Department of Education auditors:
- One district was segregating all middle school students with disabilities in separate classrooms away from peers;
- One district allowed teachers to limit the number of students with disabilities admitted to their classrooms;
- The state lacks procedures to adequately track special-education spending, and doesn’t seek to ensure that eligible kids with disabilities are included in regular-education classes.

