HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Texas Education Agency has found the Houston Independent School District to be out of compliance after some parents filed complaints with the state over the district’s special education changes.<\/p>\n
HISD mom Stefanie Naranjo said she launched a complaint with the Texas Education Agency after she was told her 6-year-old son would not continue attending St. Clair Elementary School.<\/p>\n
“They were doing very well where they were, and then it got chaotic after that,” Naranjo said.<\/p>\n
Her son has autism and an individual education plan, also called an IEP, which is a document agreed upon by Naranjo and the district to determine where her son will go to school, who his teachers will be, and what services he will get. State law dictates that an IEP cannot be changed without Naranjo’s involvement and consent. She argues it was changed without her involvement.<\/p>\n
“For me, it was very last minute, and we didn’t get a heads up,” Naranjo said.<\/p>\n
After filing the complaint, Naranjo said she received a letter from the TEA stating that HISD is out of compliance with the state because it did not follow the proper steps to move Naranjo’s child to a new campus, nor did the district provide her with written notice.<\/p>\n
The letter also addresses “systematic corrections”, saying all students impacted by the special education changes must have their IEPS reviewed and the district must review “potential harmful effects of any proposed placement and service delivery change”.<\/p>\n