Welcome to The IEP Files – Exposing the Truth About Special Education
Alicia Baines Alicia Baines

Welcome to The IEP Files – Exposing the Truth About Special Education

Welcome to The IEP Files, where we expose the truths, the barriers, and the battles that families face navigating special education.

This space was born out of lived experience—hours in IEP meetings, stacks of paperwork, emotional breakdowns, formal complaints, and the relentless pursuit of what the law already promises our children: a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE).

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363 Days Later: Still No Compensatory Education
Alicia Baines Alicia Baines

363 Days Later: Still No Compensatory Education

Compensatory education is designed to make up for services your child should have received but didn’t. It’s a legal remedy, not a favor. When a school fails to implement an IEP or denies appropriate services, the child is entitled to additional support to help bridge that gap.

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