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21st Century Charter Sch of Gary

Gary, Lake County, Indiana
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👨‍🎓 1,180 students 📋 172 students with IEPs 🗣️ 0 parent reports ☎️ (317)536-1027
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🛟 How to fight for your child's IEP — and who to call

If 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary isn't giving your child the services they're legally owed, you have a clear, federally-protected path. Under IDEA these steps are the same everywhere — work them in order and put everything in writing.

Step 1

Request an IEP meeting — in writing

Email your child's case manager and the district's Director of Exceptional/Special Education. State the problem and the services you're requesting, and ask for a formal IEP-team meeting. Keep a copy of everything. District office: (317)536-1027.

Step 2

File a state complaint

If the district violated an IDEA rule in the last year, file a signed written complaint with your state's special-education dispute-resolution office (below). The state must investigate and issue a decision — usually within 60 days.

Step 3

Ask for mediation

Request free, voluntary mediation through the state — a neutral, trained mediator helps you and the district reach a written agreement. It's faster and less adversarial than a hearing.

Step 4

File for a due-process hearing

For serious disputes over identification, evaluation, placement, or FAPE, file for a due-process hearing — a formal legal proceeding. Consider getting an advocate or attorney first (see Protection & Advocacy below).

⚖️ Where to file & get free help in Indiana

Indiana Department of Education — Special-Education Dispute Resolution
File a state complaint (IDEA), request mediation, or a due-process hearing

File a written state complaint within 1 year of the violation, request free mediation, or file for a due-process hearing. Start here if the district is out of compliance.

Indiana Disability Rights
Protection & Advocacy — free legal help for special-education & disability rights
☎️ 317-722-5555 · 🔗 visit site

Your state's federally-funded disability rights agency. Free information, advice, and sometimes legal representation for IEP and special-education disputes.

📚 Know-your-rights resources

Your legal footing: Under IDEA every eligible child is entitled to a free appropriate public education (FAPE) and an IEP built to their needs. Section 504/ADA also bar disability discrimination.

• Parent Training & Information Center (PTI): free coaching for your state — find your center »

• CADRE (national dispute-resolution center): cadreworks.org »

• U.S. Dept. of Education OSEP (administers IDEA) & Office for Civil Rights for 504/ADA complaints.

Tip: bring a written list of requests to every meeting, ask for the district's response in writing, and never sign an IEP you don't agree with — you can consent to parts and dispute the rest.

💪 Not just your child? Use strength in numbers.

If other 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary families are hitting the same wall, it's a district problem — and numbers change the outcome. Send this page to your social-media contacts and Facebook parent groups, and ask other parents at drop-off and pickup: is this happening to you too? Gather the stories here so the pattern is documented. Once you can prove a bigger issue: wear matching-color shirts for solidarity, protest peacefully, pack school-board meetings, reach out to government officials, give interviews, and send press releases to the local newsrooms below to bring the media in.

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📣 Take action for 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary

Systemic problems get fixed when they become public. Below is local press near this district and the officials responsible for Lake County.

📰 Local newsrooms

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Post-Tribune
Local newspaper
7 mi
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The Times of Northwest Indiana
Local newspaper
9 mi
· 🔍 find “The Times of Northwest Indiana” online
Chesterton Tribune
Local newspaper
15 mi
· 🔍 find “Chesterton Tribune” online
Chicago Tribune
Daily newspaper
24 mi
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Chicago Sun-Times
Daily newspaper
24 mi
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WBBM-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
24 mi
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WMAQ-TV (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
24 mi
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WLS-TV (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
24 mi
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WGN-TV (CW)
CW affiliate — TV
24 mi
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WTTW (PBS)
PBS — TV
24 mi
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WCIU-TV (Independent)
Independent — TV
24 mi
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WFLD (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
24 mi
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WSNS-TV (TELEMUNDO)
TELEMUNDO affiliate — TV
24 mi
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WGBO-DT (UNIVISION)
UNIVISION affiliate — TV
24 mi
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The Chicago Defender
Local newspaper
24 mi
· 🔍 find “The Chicago Defender” online
The News-Dispatch
Local newspaper
25 mi
· 🔍 find “The News-Dispatch” online
Daily Southtown
Local newspaper
26 mi
· 🔍 find “Daily Southtown” online
Herald-Argus
Local newspaper
33 mi
· 🔍 find “Herald-Argus” online
Harbor Country News
Local newspaper
33 mi
· 🔍 find “Harbor Country News” online
The Herald-News
Local newspaper
39 mi
· 🔍 find “The Herald-News” online
Naperville Sun
Local newspaper
43 mi
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Daily Journal
Local newspaper
43 mi
· 🔍 find “Daily Journal” online
Daily Herald
Local newspaper
48 mi
· 🔍 find “Daily Herald” online
The Beacon-News
Local newspaper
49 mi
· 🔍 find “The Beacon-News” online
Berrien County Record
Local newspaper
52 mi
· 🔍 find “Berrien County Record” online
Kane County Chronicle
Local newspaper
54 mi
· 🔍 find “Kane County Chronicle” online
The Pilot News
Local newspaper
56 mi
· 🔍 find “The Pilot News” online
WNDU-TV (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
56 mi
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WSBT-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
56 mi
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WNIT (PBS)
PBS — TV
56 mi
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The Courier-News
Local newspaper
56 mi
· 🔍 find “The Courier-News” online
South Bend Tribune
Daily newspaper
56 mi
· 🔗 site
Morris Daily Herald
Local newspaper
58 mi
· 🔍 find “Morris Daily Herald” online
Benton Spirit
Local newspaper
59 mi
· 🔍 find “Benton Spirit” online
The Herald-Palladium
Local newspaper
59 mi
· 🔍 find “The Herald-Palladium” online
Lake County News-Sun
Local newspaper
59 mi
· 🔍 find “Lake County News-Sun” online
Daily Star
Local newspaper
59 mi
· 🔍 find “Daily Star” online
Northwest Herald
Local newspaper
68 mi
· 🔍 find “Northwest Herald” online
Daily News
Local newspaper
68 mi
· 🔍 find “Daily News” online
Edwardsburg Argus
Local newspaper
69 mi
· 🔍 find “Edwardsburg Argus” online

🏛️ Officials for Lake County

Indiana Department of Education
State education agency — special-education oversight · IN
· 🔍 find “Indiana Department of Education” online
Office of the Governor of Indiana Eric Holcomb
Governor · IN
· 🔗 site
U.S. Dept. of Education — Office for Civil Rights
Disability discrimination complaints (504/ADA) · National
✉️ OCR@ed.gov · ☎️ 1-800-421-3481 · 🔗 site
U.S. Dept. of Education — OSEP
Federal special-education oversight (IDEA) · National
✉️ OSEP@ed.gov · ☎️ 1-800-872-5327 · 🔗 site