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George Gervin Youth Center Inc. (90884)

SAN ANTONIO, Maricopa County, Texas
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👨‍🎓 157 students 📋 18 students with IEPs 🗣️ 0 parent reports ☎️ (480)219-2121
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🛟 How to fight for your child's IEP — and who to call

If George Gervin Youth Center Inc. (90884) 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: (480)219-2121.

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 Texas

Texas Education Agency — 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.

Disability Rights Texas
Protection & Advocacy — free legal help for special-education & disability rights
☎️ 512-454-4816 · 🔗 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 George Gervin Youth Center Inc. (90884) 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 George Gervin Youth Center Inc. (90884)

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

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KTVK (Independent)
Independent — TV
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KPHO-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
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KAET (PBS)
PBS — TV
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KSAZ-TV (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
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KPNX (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
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KNXV-TV (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
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KTVW-DT (UNIVISION)
UNIVISION affiliate — TV
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KTAZ (TELEMUNDO)
TELEMUNDO affiliate — TV
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· 🔗 site
KASW (Independent)
Independent — TV
5 mi
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Phoenix New Times
Local newspaper
5 mi
· 🔍 find “Phoenix New Times” online
The Arizona Republic
Daily newspaper
5 mi
· 🔗 site
East Valley Tribune
Local newspaper
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· 🔍 find “East Valley Tribune” online
Glendale Star
Local newspaper
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· 🔍 find “Glendale Star” online
Peoria Times
Local newspaper
18 mi
· 🔍 find “Peoria Times” online
Fountain Hills Times
Local newspaper
23 mi
· 🔍 find “Fountain Hills Times” online
Maricopa Monitor
Local newspaper
28 mi
· 🔍 find “Maricopa Monitor” online
Sonoran News
Local newspaper
31 mi
· 🔍 find “Sonoran News” online
Casa Grande Dispatch
Local newspaper
38 mi
· 🔍 find “Casa Grande Dispatch” online
Apache Junction News
Local newspaper
40 mi
· 🔍 find “Apache Junction News” online
Coolidge Examiner
Local newspaper
41 mi
· 🔍 find “Coolidge Examiner” online
Florence Reminder & Blade-Tribune
Local newspaper
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· 🔍 find “Florence Reminder & Blade-Tribune” online
Eloy Enterprise
Local newspaper
51 mi
· 🔍 find “Eloy Enterprise” online
The Wickenburg Sun
Local newspaper
57 mi
· 🔍 find “The Wickenburg Sun” online
Payson Roundup
Local newspaper
71 mi
· 🔍 find “Payson Roundup” online
Arizona Silver Belt
Local newspaper
71 mi
· 🔍 find “Arizona Silver Belt” online
Camp Verde Bugle
Local newspaper
82 mi
· 🔍 find “Camp Verde Bugle” online
Prescott Valley Tribune
Local newspaper
86 mi
· 🔍 find “Prescott Valley Tribune” online
Verde Independent
Local newspaper
91 mi
· 🔍 find “Verde Independent” online
Chino Valley Review
Local newspaper
99 mi
· 🔍 find “Chino Valley Review” online

🏛️ Officials for Maricopa County

Office of the Governor of Texas Greg Abbott
Governor · TX
· 🔗 site
Texas Education Agency
State education agency — special-education oversight · TX
· 🔗 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