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Hampshire County Schools

Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia
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👨‍🎓 2,650 students 📋 516 students with IEPs 🗣️ 0 parent reports ☎️ (304)822-5382
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🛟 How to fight for your child's IEP — and who to call

If Hampshire County 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

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: (304)822-5382.

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 West Virginia

West Virginia 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.

Disability Rights of West Virginia
Protection & Advocacy — free legal help for special-education & disability rights
☎️ 304-346-0847 · 🔗 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 Hampshire County Schools 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 Hampshire County Schools

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

📰 Local newsrooms

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Mineral Daily News-Tribune
Local newspaper
13 mi
· 🔍 find “Mineral Daily News-Tribune” online
Cumberland Times-News
Local newspaper
21 mi
· 🔍 find “Cumberland Times-News” online
Moorefield Examiner
Local newspaper
23 mi
· 🔍 find “Moorefield Examiner” online
The Northern Virginia Daily
Local newspaper
29 mi
· 🔍 find “The Northern Virginia Daily” online
The Winchester Star
Local newspaper
31 mi
· 🔍 find “The Winchester Star” online
Morgan Messenger
Local newspaper
34 mi
· 🔍 find “Morgan Messenger” online
Journal
Local newspaper
44 mi
· 🔍 find “Journal” online
Bedford Gazette
Local newspaper
46 mi
· 🔍 find “Bedford Gazette” online
The Daily American
Local newspaper
50 mi
· 🔍 find “The Daily American” online
Rappahannock News
Local newspaper
55 mi
· 🔍 find “Rappahannock News” online
WDVM-TV (Independent)
Independent — TV
58 mi
· 🔗 site
WWPB (PBS)
PBS — TV
58 mi
· 🔍 find “WWPB (PBS)” online
Herald Mail
Local newspaper
58 mi
· 🔍 find “Herald Mail” online
WHSV-TV (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
62 mi
· 🔗 site
WVPT (PBS)
PBS — TV
62 mi
· 🔗 site
Daily News-Record
Local newspaper
62 mi
· 🔍 find “Daily News-Record” online
The Herald-Standard
Local newspaper
64 mi
· 🔍 find “The Herald-Standard” online
Inter-Mountain
Local newspaper
65 mi
· 🔍 find “Inter-Mountain” online
Loudoun Times-Mirror
Local newspaper
66 mi
· 🔍 find “Loudoun Times-Mirror” online
The Dominion Post (Morgantown)
Daily newspaper
67 mi
· 🔗 site
WJAC-TV (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
68 mi
· 🔗 site
WWCP-TV (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
68 mi
· 🔗 site
The Tribune-Democrat
Local newspaper
68 mi
· 🔍 find “The Tribune-Democrat” online
WNPB-TV (PBS)
PBS — TV
70 mi
· 🔍 find “WNPB-TV (PBS)” online
Dominion Post
Local newspaper
70 mi
· 🔍 find “Dominion Post” online
Madison Eagle
Local newspaper
71 mi
· 🔍 find “Madison Eagle” online
Public Opinion
Local newspaper
71 mi
· 🔍 find “Public Opinion” online
Culpeper Star-Exponent
Local newspaper
72 mi
· 🔍 find “Culpeper Star-Exponent” online
The Frederick News-Post
Daily newspaper
72 mi
· 🔗 site
Greene County Record
Local newspaper
74 mi
· 🔍 find “Greene County Record” online
Times West Virginian
Local newspaper
74 mi
· 🔍 find “Times West Virginian” online
The Recorder
Local newspaper
79 mi
· 🔍 find “The Recorder” online
WTAJ-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
83 mi
· 🔗 site
WATM-TV (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
83 mi
· 🔗 site
Altoona Mirror
Local newspaper
83 mi
· 🔍 find “Altoona Mirror” online
News Leader
Local newspaper
85 mi
· 🔍 find “News Leader” online
WVFX (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
85 mi
· 🔗 site
WBOY-TV (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
85 mi
· 🔗 site
Exponent-Telegram
Local newspaper
85 mi
· 🔍 find “Exponent-Telegram” online
Orange County Review
Local newspaper
85 mi
· 🔍 find “Orange County Review” online

🏛️ Officials for Hampshire County

Office of the Governor of West Virginia Earl Ray Tomblin
Governor · WV
· 🔍 find “Office of the Governor of West Virginia” online
Office of the Governor of West Virginia Patrick Morrisey
Governor · WV
· 🔗 site
West Virginia Department of Education
State education agency — special-education oversight · WV
· 🔗 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