What would you do if your child’s school ignored the law—and told teachers not to speak to you?
In this episode of Special Education Boss®, Karen Mayer Cunningham shares a powerful whistleblower letter from a former general education teacher inside Fort Bend ISD. This teacher came forward to expose what was really happening behind closed doors:
🚫 IEPs not implemented
🚫 Accommodations skipped
🚫 FERPA violations—including sharing unredacted IEPs
🚫 Retaliation against staff who speak up
🚫 Confidential mediation details leaked to campus teams
Karen breaks it all down—what’s legal, what’s not, and what families must know to protect their rights.
This isn’t just one isolated incident. It’s part of a pattern of ongoing non-compliance, denial of services, and systemic retaliation. The district’s actions have triggered multiple filings, including due process hearings, state complaints, and a case now in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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