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Liberty-Benton Local

Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio
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👨‍🎓 1,640 students 📋 143 students with IEPs 🗣️ 0 parent reports ☎️ (419)422-8526
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🛟 How to fight for your child's IEP — and who to call

If Liberty-Benton Local 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: (419)422-8526.

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 Ohio

Ohio Department of Education — Special-Education Dispute Resolution
File a state complaint (IDEA), request mediation, or a due-process hearing

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 Ohio
Protection & Advocacy — free legal help for special-education & disability rights
☎️ 614-466-7264 · 🔗 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 Liberty-Benton Local 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 Liberty-Benton Local

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

📰 Local newsrooms

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The Courier
Local newspaper
3 mi
· 🔍 find “The Courier” online
The Sentinel-Tribune
Local newspaper
24 mi
· 🔍 find “The Sentinel-Tribune” online
WLIO (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
28 mi
· 🔗 site
The Lima News
Local newspaper
28 mi
· 🔍 find “The Lima News” online
The News-Messenger
Local newspaper
37 mi
· 🔍 find “The News-Messenger” online
The Crescent-News
Local newspaper
38 mi
· 🔍 find “The Crescent-News” online
WTOL (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
43 mi
· 🔗 site
WTVG (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
43 mi
· 🔗 site
WNWO-TV (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
43 mi
· 🔗 site
WGTE-TV (PBS)
PBS — TV
43 mi
· 🔗 site
WUPW (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
43 mi
· 🔗 site
The Blade
Local newspaper
43 mi
· 🔍 find “The Blade” online
The Blade (Toledo)
Daily newspaper
44 mi
· 🔗 site
The Bryan Times
Local newspaper
54 mi
· 🔍 find “The Bryan Times” online
Blissfield Advance
Local newspaper
56 mi
· 🔍 find “Blissfield Advance” online
Morenci Observer
Local newspaper
56 mi
· 🔍 find “Morenci Observer” online
The Sidney Daily News
Local newspaper
57 mi
· 🔍 find “The Sidney Daily News” online
The Sandusky Register
Local newspaper
59 mi
· 🔍 find “The Sandusky Register” online
Norwalk Reflector
Local newspaper
59 mi
· 🔍 find “Norwalk Reflector” online
The Delaware Gazette
Local newspaper
61 mi
· 🔍 find “The Delaware Gazette” online
The Daily Telegram
Local newspaper
62 mi
· 🔍 find “The Daily Telegram” online
The Independent
Local newspaper
63 mi
· 🔍 find “The Independent” online
Monroe News
Local newspaper
64 mi
· 🔍 find “Monroe News” online
Urbana Daily Citizen
Local newspaper
64 mi
· 🔍 find “Urbana Daily Citizen” online
WMFD-TV (Independent)
Independent — TV
65 mi
· 🔗 site
Mansfield News Journal
Local newspaper
65 mi
· 🔍 find “Mansfield News Journal” online
Hudson Post-Gazette
Local newspaper
66 mi
· 🔍 find “Hudson Post-Gazette” online
Decatur Daily Democrat
Local newspaper
66 mi
· 🔍 find “Decatur Daily Democrat” online
Piqua Daily Call
Local newspaper
68 mi
· 🔍 find “Piqua Daily Call” online
Tecumseh Herald
Local newspaper
68 mi
· 🔍 find “Tecumseh Herald” online
WCMH-TV (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
72 mi
· 🔗 site
WSYX (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
72 mi
· 🔗 site
WBNS-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
72 mi
· 🔗 site
WOSU-TV (PBS)
PBS — TV
72 mi
· 🔗 site
WWHO (CW)
CW affiliate — TV
72 mi
· 🔗 site
Clinton Local
Local newspaper
72 mi
· 🔍 find “Clinton Local” online
Milan News
Local newspaper
73 mi
· 🔍 find “Milan News” online
Ashland Times-Gazette
Local newspaper
73 mi
· 🔍 find “Ashland Times-Gazette” online
The Star
Local newspaper
74 mi
· 🔍 find “The Star” online
WANE-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
75 mi
· 🔗 site

🏛️ Officials for Hancock County

Office of the Governor of Ohio Mike DeWine
Governor · OH
· 🔗 site
Ohio Department of Education
State education agency — special-education oversight · OH
· 🔍 find “Ohio Department of Education” online
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