The school division also lags behind Virginia standards for keeping special education students in general education classrooms.

The October 2019 legal complaint alleged that FCPS had broken federal disability rights laws.

Disability Rights DC, a group that offers legal services to people with disabilities, says students at the Youth Services Center have not received individualized instruction and other federally mandated services.

Whoa, some pretty serious accusations being flung around here: Bill Turque reports that Rock Creek Academy, a special education school located at 4401 Connecticut Avenue NW, could lose its operating license after its staffers restrained students, some of which were “held face down on their stomachs against the floor,” for minor disturbances.