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Ladysmith School District
Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin
★★★★★ Not yet rated by parents
👨🎓 727 students
📋 149 students with IEPs
🗣️ 0 parent reports
☎️ (715)532-5277
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No parent reports for Ladysmith School District yet.
🛟 How to fight for your child's IEP — and who to call
If Ladysmith School District 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 Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction — Special-Education Dispute Resolution
File a state complaint (IDEA), request mediation, or a due-process hearing
Disability Rights Wisconsin
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 Ladysmith School District
Systemic problems get fixed when they become public. Below is local press near this district and the officials responsible for Rusk County.
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Chetek Alert
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The Chronotype
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Stanley Republican
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Chippewa Herald
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Star News
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The Colfax Messenger
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The Tribune-Phonograph
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WEAU (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
WQOW (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
WHWC-TV (PBS)
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Leader-Telegram
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The Dunn County News
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Tomahawk Leader
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Inter-County Leader
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The Clark County Press
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Merrill Foto News
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Hub City Times
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Marshfield News-Herald
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The Durand Courier-Wedge
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Ashland Daily Press
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WSAW-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
WAOW (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
WJFW-TV (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
WHRM-TV (PBS)
PBS — TV
Wausau Daily Herald
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The Osceola Sun
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Iron County Miner
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Buffalo County Journal
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Ironwood Daily Globe
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Rhinelander Daily News
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Banner Journal
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Pierce County Herald
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River Falls Journal
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Hudson Star-Observer
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Red Wing Republican Eagle
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Antigo Daily Journal
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Superior Telegram
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Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
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Portage County Gazette
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Stevens Point Journal
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🏛️ Officials for Rusk County
Office of the Governor of Wisconsin
Governor · WI
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
State education agency — special-education oversight · WI
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