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Jackson Independent
Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky
★★★★★ Not yet rated by parents
👨🎓 371 students
📋 46 students with IEPs
🗣️ 0 parent reports
☎️ (606)666-4979
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🛟 How to fight for your child's IEP — and who to call
If Jackson Independent 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 Kentucky
Kentucky Department of Education — Special-Education Dispute Resolution
File a state complaint (IDEA), request mediation, or a due-process hearing
Kentucky Protection and Advocacy
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 Jackson Independent
Systemic problems get fixed when they become public. Below is local press near this district and the officials responsible for Breathitt County.
📰 Local newsrooms
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WYMT-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
Floyd County Chronicle & Times
Local newspaper
The Manchester Enterprise
Local newspaper
The Paintsville Herald
Local newspaper
The Mountain Eagle
Local newspaper
Bath County News Outlook
Local newspaper
Harlan Enterprise
Local newspaper
Berea Citizen
Local newspaper
The Sentinel-Echo
Local newspaper
Richmond Register
Local newspaper
The Winchester Sun
Local newspaper
Mountain Advocate
Local newspaper
The Big Sandy News
Local newspaper
Williamson Daily News
Local newspaper
Bourbon County Citizen
Local newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Local newspaper
WLEX-TV (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
WKYT-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
WTVQ-DT (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
WDKY-TV (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
Jessamine Journal
Local newspaper
Wayne County News
Local newspaper
Lexington Herald-Leader
Daily newspaper
The Daily Independent
Local newspaper
The Interior Journal
Local newspaper
The Ledger Independent
Local newspaper
The Advocate-Messenger
Local newspaper
Cynthiana Democrat
Local newspaper
Ironton Tribune
Local newspaper
Logan Banner
Local newspaper
WSAZ-TV (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
WOWK-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
Herald-Dispatch
Local newspaper
The Herald-Dispatch (Huntington)
Daily newspaper
Harrodsburg Herald
Local newspaper
Kingsport Times-News
Local newspaper
Bracken County News
Local newspaper
Portsmouth Daily Times
Local newspaper
The Casey County News
Local newspaper
The Anderson News
Local newspaper
🏛️ Officials for Breathitt County
Kentucky Department of Education
State education agency — special-education oversight · KY
Office of the Governor of Kentucky
Governor · KY
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