The New York City school system is failing thousands of students who need special education services. And a six-story brick office building in downtown Brooklyn has become a microcosm of its dysfunction.
The New York City school system is failing thousands of students who need special education services,And a six-story brick office building in downtown Brooklyn has become a microcosm of its dysfunction.
The city says it has added more staff and programs to build out its services, and that it is committed to continually improving the public school system, which serves roughly 200,000 special education students. More than 7,600 due process complaints were lodged in New York state during the 2017-2018 school year, an indicator of parental dissatisfaction with the provision of special education services that makes the state a glaring outlier nationally, according to data presented to the Board of Regents in January. By comparison California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas combined for fewer than 8,000 such complaints.more than 96.
“It’s been a troubled system for a long time, but it’s come to a point where it’s really imploding,” said Elizabeth Curran, staff attorney for the New York Legal Assistance Group’s special education unit, which filed a suit in early February on behalf of five students with disabilities. “It’s really hurting the families who are not yet receiving services they need and can’t pay out of pocket upfront and seek reimbursement later.
Officers in New York City are paid set fees for certain tasks — rather than an hourly rate — and about half the hearing officers made less than $50,000 for their work in the 2018 fiscal year, although three others took home more than $150,000, according to the 2019 SED report. “I don't think they have to be lawyers,” said Jane Stevens, NYLAG’s co-director of special litigation. “If we could have faith in a spectacularly effective training program, then we'd be hopeful. But I don't think they're doing that.”
“I have heard of doctors who are not taking new cases because of DOE’s delays,” Royzman said in an interview. “You can’t carry a caseload of DOE clients if you won’t be reimbursed for many months. You can’t pay your overhead and other expenses. You’re business is going to fail if you’re in that position.
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