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January 15 disability-review reversal: notice excerpts
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DESCRIPTION OF ACTIONS PROPOSED OR REFUSED BY THE DISTRICT: Provision of FAPE
This document serves as prior written notice to you that the following information has been considered by Newport News Public Schools,
NNPS. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires that whenever the schoo! division proposes or refuses to initiate a change in
the identification, evaluation or education placement of a child with a disability or the provision of a free appropriate public education for
child with a disability, that the school division provide prior written notice to the parent or parents.
A Manifestation Determination Review meeting was held on January 12, 2026. The family expressed disagreement with the team's
conclusion. In response to the concems, Newport News Public Schools offered to reconvene the Manifestation Determination Review
with additional staff members present, such as a school psychologist, to ensure a thorough review of all relevant information. The
current meeting reflects that reconvened review.
The IEP team determined that the behavior was a manifestation <<
The team determined that the behavior was not due to the schoo! division's failure to implement her IEP.
will not serve the school-based suspension. The IEP team plans reconvene on Thursday, January 22, 2026, to develop an
needs. in the meantime, an IEP meeting was held after the manifestation to provide services
appropriate IEP to address
(TT os she has community charges that necessitate removal from school.
Selected original passages. Other material omitted for child and family privacy.
Audit Newport News | Reviewed October 26, 2026
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