When Lawyers Get Paid and Classrooms Don’t
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What if part of your child’s school budget never made it to the classroom?
A single lawsuit over a student’s IEP shines a light on a problem most families never hear about. Across the country, school leaders are spending more time in courtrooms than classrooms, navigating legal battles just to keep schools running.
In one jaw-dropping case, a federal judge ordered an Illinois school district to pay $248,000 in legal fees, the equivalent of funding 17.5 students for an entire year. That is money that could have gone to teachers, services, or student support. Instead…
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