"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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How many more will be constructively evicted from public education in Collier County  before state and federal agencies finally do something to put a stop to this blatant intentional discrimination? How long must other school districts in Florida and other states  provide education and services to these children because the Collier County School District REFUSES!

April 28, 2009

Special Needs Children Refused By Collier

April 26, 2009

Collier School Board criticized for not addressing special needs students complaints

Collier County ESE Department
CCSB Attorney Richard Withers

September 10, 2001

League of the South pushes separatist views. Group beliefs include right of secession

Winter 2001

Neo-Confederates League of the South loses members and momentum

May 7, 2004

Collier School Board hires new full-time attorney

June 14, 2004

Collier schools' attorney discusses association with League of the South

February 2, 2006

Left behind

February 23, 2006

Parents file federal complaint against School District

November 30, 2006

Brent Batten: Student’s punishment still bearing discussion

December 1, 2006

Boy with disabilities, parents file federal suit against schools

December 11, 2006

A young Florida boy with autism and epilepsy comes to Chester County to attend special school

April 17, 2007

Collier School Board Attorney Attributes Increase in Litigation Costs to "Frivolous" Exceptional Student Education Cases

School Board attorney looks for more personnel

April 21, 2007

Guest Commentary: Attorney’s actions aren’t in Collier schools’ best interests

April 23, 2007

Brent Batten: School Board treatment of parents a crying shame.

May 7, 2007

Brent Batten: Determined parent passes the means test

July 15, 2007

Collier schools’ program for chronically ill students is broken, couple says

March 11, 2008

New York Times: State Says Deaf Student May Take Service Dog to School

April 2, 2008

Guest Commentary: Don’t remove the safety net of Collier ESE programs

April 10, 2008

Parents suing the Collier school district over ESE program

Another Discrimination Complaint Filed Against Collier County School District

April 17, 2008

Guest Commentary: School cuts will doom children to 'a terrible journey

September 17, 2008

School board’s attorney: Placed on leave during investigation or taking time off

September 22, 2008

School board attorney asks to leave district

School Board attorney wants out

October 16, 2008

Embattled Collier School Board Attorney leaves job for private sector

Collier County's Illustrious History

April 30, 2004

Nelson Faerber, School Board Chairman molesting children

July 14, 2004

Sex crime case against Faerber ends with apparent suicide

July 25, 2004

Investigators: More possible Faerber victims identified

November 16, 2004

Faerber case closed after 20 possible victims identified

December 17, 2004

Mother files negligence suit against Collier School Board

September 23, 2005

Collier teacher's civil rights suit settled for $182,500

May 12, 2006

Deputies investigate men, 23 and 30, attending Immokalee High

May 13, 2006

Adult students played football, soccer

May 2, 2007

Collier students see declined FCAT scores

Collier FCAT report

May 9, 2007

Brent Batten: Theater of the absurd has fitting denouement

May 15, 2007

School Board member blasts Baker over e-mail on probe of AP classes

July 25, 2007

Editorial: Collier County public schools Making (up) the grade?

Report confirms school credits complaints

July 31, 2007

School Board fires Ray Baker

August 4, 2007

Brent Batten: Decisions, decisions. Mostly bad

August 7, 2007

Editorial: Collier County public schools: Let’s study the problems, then hire superintendent

Final Hinshaw Report on Collier County District School Board

Hinshaw Curriculum Analysis of Courses Paired with AP Courses

Hinshaw Report confirms school credits complaints

July 25, 2007

Collier School Board chief calls report the worst he's ever seen

July 29, 2007

Brent Batten: Phantom classes aren't the worst of it

July 31, 2007

District response to Hinshaw Report

August 8, 2007

Brent Batten: Thompson angered his share of parents in Rockford, too

October 16, 2007

Thompson: State investigating Collier school district’s AP credit practices

November 14, 2007

Collier School District may lose accreditation

November 15, 2007

Collier accreditation crunch could hurt kids' college chances

March 27, 2008

Collier school district works to save its accreditation

March 29, 2008

Brent Batten: Bad tips for better School Board management

Florida Department of Education: National Shame

April 20, 2006

School to Prison Pipeline

Arresting Development- Full Report

October 30, 2007

Analysis finds Florida schools have high dropout rates

March 18, 2008

Dismal High School Graduation Rates Violate Florida Constitution, Says ACLU Lawsuit