California Concerned Parents Assocation

California Concerned Parents Assocation

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CACPA WARM LINE – More Help for Parents

California Concerned Parents Association Parent Support Line We are here to: • Provide Parent Support • Answer Questions about Disabilities • Answer questions about Regional Centers • Answer Questions about Special Education • Help Parents Advocate for their Child (916) 476-7453 (323) 375-4729 HERE’S HOW IT WORKS… Call the Education Warm Line any time you…

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Lawsuit Summary – What’s going on

Morgan Hill Concerned Parents Association (MHCPA) / California Concerned Parents Association (CCPA) litigation Vs. California Department of Education (CDE) We wish to provide parents of Students with Disabilities (SWD), and parents of students with suspected of disabilities, clarity on the allegations made in this litigation.  We have observed a number of areas where CDE fails…

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California Concerned Parents Association Membership Increase

CALIFORNIA CONCERNED PARENTS ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP INCREASE The California Concerned Parents Association (CCPA) is pleased to report an increase in our membership numbers over the last month. Despite the agenda of the California Department of Education (CDE) to detour parents using a “fear campaign” during the legal discovery process of this litigation, CCPA has received a…

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CDE Continued Denial of Rights

March 7, 2016 ONGOING DEFLECTION BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN A CIVIL RIGHTS LAWSUIT In response to the news release on March 4, 2016 and ongoing misrepresentations by the California Department of Education (CDE), the California Concerned Parents (CCPA) offers the following clarifications and information: CCPA has seen a surge in membership requests,…

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March 1, 2016 Hearing – Student Data

  March 3, 2016 On February 29, 2016, Judge Kimberly Mueller called a court hearing to discuss the current status of this case. During this hearing Judge Mueller stated clearly that the discovery process will move forward. Judge Mueller outlined the history of this case, beginning in December 2011, as well as the requirements of…

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Media Exposure

February 15, 2016 There have been a number of posts on this website, and elsewhere, expressing concern that a federal court has recently ordered the public disclosure of confidential student records. Nothing could be further from the truth. The board of the CA Concerned Parents Association (CCPA), would like the parents in California understand that…

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History

Parent Associations Sue California Department of Education for Failure to Provide Special Education Services. Two associations of parents of children with disabilities filed a federal lawsuit in Sacramento today alleging that the California Department of Education (CDE) is systematically failing to provide California children with a statutorily mandated education. Citing reports produced by CDE itself,…

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