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Dickenson County Public Schools
Clintwood, Dickenson County, Virginia
★★★★★ Not yet rated by parents
👨🎓 1,801 students
📋 329 students with IEPs
🗣️ 0 parent reports
☎️ (276)926-4643
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No parent reports for Dickenson County Public Schools yet.
🛟 How to fight for your child's IEP — and who to call
If Dickenson County Public Schools 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
Step 2
File a state complaint
Step 3
Ask for mediation
Step 4
File for a due-process hearing
⚖️ Where to file & get free help in Virginia
Virginia Department of Education — Special-Education Dispute Resolution
File a state complaint (IDEA), request mediation, or a due-process hearing
disAbility Law Center of Virginia
Protection & Advocacy — free legal help for special-education & disability rights
📚 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.
💪 Not just your child? Use strength in numbers.
📣 Take action for Dickenson County Public Schools
Systemic problems get fixed when they become public. Below is local press near this district and the officials responsible for Dickenson County.
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The Mountain Eagle
Local newspaper
Richlands News-Press
Local newspaper
Williamson Daily News
Local newspaper
Floyd County Chronicle & Times
Local newspaper
Bristol Herald Courier
Local newspaper
Washington County News
Local newspaper
WYMT-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
Kingsport Times-News
Local newspaper
The Paintsville Herald
Local newspaper
Harlan Enterprise
Local newspaper
Clinch Valley News
Local newspaper
Logan Banner
Local newspaper
Smyth County News & Messenger
Local newspaper
WJHL-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
Johnson City Press
Local newspaper
Elizabethton Star
Local newspaper
Herald & Tribune
Local newspaper
The Big Sandy News
Local newspaper
WVVA (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Local newspaper
WEMT (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
The Greeneville Sun
Local newspaper
The Manchester Enterprise
Local newspaper
Wayne County News
Local newspaper
Wytheville Enterprise
Local newspaper
High Country Press
Local newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Local newspaper
Citizen Tribune
Local newspaper
Register-Herald
Local newspaper
Mountain Advocate
Local newspaper
WSAZ-TV (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
WOWK-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
Herald-Dispatch
Local newspaper
The Herald-Dispatch (Huntington)
Daily newspaper
The Daily Independent
Local newspaper
The Sentinel-Echo
Local newspaper
The Gazette
Local newspaper
Newport Plain Talk
Local newspaper
Southwest Times
Local newspaper
Charleston Gazette-Mail
Daily newspaper
🏛️ Officials for Dickenson County
Office of the Governor of Virginia
Governor · VA
Virginia Department of Education
State education agency — special-education oversight · VA
U.S. Dept. of Education — Office for Civil Rights
Disability discrimination complaints (504/ADA) · National
U.S. Dept. of Education — OSEP
Federal special-education oversight (IDEA) · National