Certifynd ABA

Fairfax County Public Schools

place Falls Church, VA 500+ employees

shield Overall Risk Level

error High Risk
flagActive U.S. Dept. of Education OCR Title VI civil rights investigation
flagVirginia DOE systemic investigation into IEP implementation failures
flagFCPS admitted providing false information to OCR during a special-education civil rights investigation
flagRestraint and seclusion practices lawsuit (settled; seclusion banned district-wide since 2022-23)
flag2022 class-action lawsuit alleging systemic deprivation of special-needs students' IDEA/constitutional rights
flagEmployee reports of toxic administrative culture at some individual school sites
gavelRestraint & seclusion practices lawsuit settled with disability-rights organizations and students (filed 2019)
gavelD.C. v. Fairfax County School Board (2022) class action re: special-needs students' rights
policyFCPS special-education procedural support director admitted the division gave OCR false information during a federal investigation

psychology Employee Sentiment

7.2

out of 10

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