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Barnabas School of Leadership

Dothan, Houston County, Alabama
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🛟 How to fight for your child's IEP — and who to call

If Barnabas School of Leadership 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: (901)870-5081.

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 Alabama

Alabama Department of Education — Special-Education Dispute Resolution
File a state complaint (IDEA), request mediation, or a due-process hearing
· 🔗 visit site

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.

Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program
Protection & Advocacy — free legal help for special-education & disability rights
☎️ 205-348-4928 · 🔗 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 Barnabas School of Leadership 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 Barnabas School of Leadership

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

📰 Local newsrooms

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WDHN (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
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WTVY (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
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WDFX-TV (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
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Dothan Eagle
Local newspaper
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Daleville Sun-Courier
Local newspaper
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Southern Star
Local newspaper
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· 🔍 find “Southern Star” online
Early County News
Local newspaper
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· 🔍 find “Early County News” online
Enterprise Ledger
Local newspaper
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Southeast Sun
Local newspaper
29 mi
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Jackson County Times
Local newspaper
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· 🔍 find “Jackson County Times” online
Eufaula Tribune
Local newspaper
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Troy Messenger
Local newspaper
53 mi
· 🔍 find “Troy Messenger” online
Luverne Journal
Local newspaper
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· 🔍 find “Luverne Journal” online
Andalusia Star News
Local newspaper
66 mi
· 🔍 find “Andalusia Star News” online
News Herald
Local newspaper
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WJHG-TV (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
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WMBB (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
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WPGX (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
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WFSG (PBS)
PBS — TV
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WALB (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
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WFXL (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
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WSWG (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
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Albany Herald
Local newspaper
76 mi
· 🔍 find “Albany Herald” online
Crestview News Bulletin
Local newspaper
76 mi
· 🔍 find “Crestview News Bulletin” online
Lee County Ledger
Local newspaper
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· 🔍 find “Lee County Ledger” online
WFSU-TV (PBS)
PBS — TV
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WTLF (CW)
CW affiliate — TV
84 mi
· 🔍 find “WTLF (CW)” online
WTXL-TV (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
84 mi
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WTWC-TV (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
84 mi
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Tallahassee Democrat
Daily newspaper
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Greenville Advocate
Local newspaper
84 mi
· 🔍 find “Greenville Advocate” online
Tuskegee News
Local newspaper
86 mi
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Destin Log
Local newspaper
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· 🔍 find “Destin Log” online
Lowndes Signal
Local newspaper
89 mi
· 🔍 find “Lowndes Signal” online
Thomasville Times-Enterprise
Local newspaper
89 mi
· 🔍 find “Thomasville Times-Enterprise” online
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Daily newspaper
89 mi
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The Citizen of East Alabama
Local newspaper
89 mi
· 🔍 find “The Citizen of East Alabama” online
WRBL (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
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WTVM (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
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WLTZ (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
90 mi
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🏛️ Officials for Houston County

Alabama Department of Education
State education agency — special-education oversight · AL
· 🔗 site
Office of the Governor of Alabama Kay Ivey
Governor · AL
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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