Chicago Teachers Union Sues Over Order To Rewrite Special Education Plans

On May 19, 2020, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) sued the Chicago Board of Education and the federal Department of Education for requiring Chicago Public Schools (CPS) teachers to update about 66,000 special education plans and meet with families within six weeks to account for remote learning. The requirement affects Individualized Education Program (IEP) plans for about 56,000 students, and another estimated 10,000 students with Section 504 plans. The teachers say the requirement is “physically impossible” to meet.

The teachers are suing the federal Department of Education for not using authority granted in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief . . .