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"Children do not lose their human rights by virtue of passing through the school gates."

United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child

April 2001

"The right to freedom from discrimination in education is subject to neither progressive realization nor the availability of resources; it applies fully and immediately to all aspects of education and encompasses all internationally prohibited grounds of discrimination."

United Nations Convention Against Discrimination in Education

July 2001

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Collier Parents

Seeking ESE Reform

Recent News

June 2, 2009 - Naples Daily News, Collier parent group files civil rights complaints against 64 Florida school districts

June 1, 2009 - WINK-TV News, Federal investigation into 64 Florida school districts

April 28, 2009 - WINK-TV News, Special Needs Children Refused By Collier

April 26, 2009 - Naples Daily News, Collier School Board criticized for not addressing special needs students complaints

April 14, 2009 - Office of the Governor assigns matter to Office of Inspector General

April 2, 2009 - Letter from Collier-ESE-Reform to U.S. Department of Education / Office for Civil Rights Requesting Referral to Department of Justice

March 23, 2009 - Response from the Florida Department of Education Abdicating Responsibility

March 13, 2009 - Demand FDOE Investigation and State-Wide Compliance. Deliberate Indifference = Intentional Discrimination

Letter with attachments are posted on the Documents page.

03.13.09 FDOE 504 OCR letter

New class discrimination complaint filed against Seagate Elementary and CCSD

November 12, 2008 - CBS-3 TV (Philadelphia), Another Collier ESE Student Constructively Evicted from Public Education

October 31, 2008 - Naples Daily News, Another Discrimination Complaint Filed Against Collier County School District

October 27, 2008 - WINK-TV News, Parents Accuse District of Forcing Students Out

September 30, 2008 - US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights Issues Decision!

May 13, 2008 - Regarding the Firing of Superintendent Ray Baker: An Open Letter to the District School Board of Collier County

March 31, 2008 - Alert! US District Court of Georgia Issues Decision in Draper v. Atlanta Public School District, Violation of Civil Rights: Discrimination Under Section 504