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WILL NJ SCHOOLS BE AFFECTED BY U.S. TOP COURT RULING ON SPECIAL ED?

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JOHN MOONEY | MARCH 27, 2017

State already answers to higher legal standard, but federal ruling should re-emphasize that minimum progress is not enough for special-needs students

When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-0 last week in favor of raising standards for special education nationwide, the decision was widely applauded by parent and children advocates.

But when it comes to how much the ruling will directly impact New Jersey, the answer is a bit more complicated.

In a decisive victory for special-needs children, the court ruled in a case that originated in Colorado that schools are compelled to teach students with disabilities at a level comparable to other students and above the standard of minimum progress.

https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/17/03/26/will-nj-schools-be-affected-by-u-s-top-court-ruling-on-special-ed/?utm_campaign=new-jersey-politics&utm_content=2017-28-03-9255100&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=New%20Jersey%20Politics

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High Density Housing in Ridgewood and it Impact of Special Needs Students

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March 17,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewodoo Nj, Aaccoring to readers ,Ridgewood is absolutely a magnet for parents with special needs children. We have great services.

I know a family that planned to move to a mega house in Saddle River. Their elementary school daughter was diagnosed, they looked around, and decided to stay.

Please read the key studies here on costs of students, special needs children have a different set of costs to support an excellent education. It is a fact and it is great we excel at it in our schools. As these reports show, one special needs student can tip the funding scales for an entire school. You have to plan for that as a village in all your housing studies. You can’t fail that child and family by not planning for it, and to plan for it you have to talk about it.

https://www.ridgewoodnj.net/project-full/441-proposed-master-plan-amendment-to-permit-high-density-multifamily-housing-around-the-cbd

What makes Ridgewood different with respect to educating special need children is that we cover so much more, financially, than other districts. Fairlawn school district, as well as others, do not cover all the costs of ot, physical therapy, speech, etc. in a lot of cases, those costs are passed onto the families. To ignore the financial impact to the taxpayer when contemplating growing our population could potentially diminish these wonderful benefits to special need children currently living here. Cuts will be made in our schools when the school population grows. With a 2% cap, cuts will be necessary. It is a fact that families rent their homes in their towns, and find a rental here to take advantage of our school benefits. Our family is grateful for the wonderful services our children receive, including our special need child.