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Longview School District

LONGVIEW, Cowlitz County, Washington
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👨‍🎓 6,382 students 📋 1,085 students with IEPs 🗣️ 0 parent reports ☎️ (360)575-7000
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🛟 How to fight for your child's IEP — and who to call

If Longview 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

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: (360)575-7000.

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 Washington

Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction — 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 Washington
Protection & Advocacy — free legal help for special-education & disability rights
☎️ 206-324-1521 · 🔗 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 Longview School District 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 Longview School District

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

📰 Local newsrooms

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The Daily News
Local newspaper
1 mi
· 🔍 find “The Daily News” online
The Columbian
Local newspaper
37 mi
· 🔍 find “The Columbian” online
The Daily Astorian
Local newspaper
40 mi
· 🔍 find “The Daily Astorian” online
News-Times
Local newspaper
43 mi
· 🔍 find “News-Times” online
Hillsboro Tribune
Local newspaper
44 mi
· 🔍 find “Hillsboro Tribune” online
The Oregonian (Portland)
Daily newspaper
45 mi
· 🔗 site
Seaside Signal
Local newspaper
46 mi
· 🔍 find “Seaside Signal” online
Beaverton Valley Times
Local newspaper
47 mi
· 🔍 find “Beaverton Valley Times” online
The Outlook
Local newspaper
50 mi
· 🔍 find “The Outlook” online
KATU (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
51 mi
· 🔗 site
KOIN (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
51 mi
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KGW (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
51 mi
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KOPB-TV (PBS)
PBS — TV
51 mi
· 🔗 site
KPTV (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
51 mi
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KRCW-TV (CW)
CW affiliate — TV
51 mi
· 🔗 site
The Oregonian
Local newspaper
51 mi
· 🔍 find “The Oregonian” online
Lake Oswego Review
Local newspaper
52 mi
· 🔍 find “Lake Oswego Review” online
Nisqually Valley News
Local newspaper
57 mi
· 🔍 find “Nisqually Valley News” online
The Newberg Graphic
Local newspaper
57 mi
· 🔍 find “The Newberg Graphic” online
The Olympian
Daily newspaper
62 mi
· 🔗 site
Canby Herald
Local newspaper
63 mi
· 🔍 find “Canby Herald” online
Headlight-Herald
Local newspaper
63 mi
· 🔍 find “Headlight-Herald” online
The Sandy Post
Local newspaper
63 mi
· 🔍 find “The Sandy Post” online
The News-Register
Local newspaper
65 mi
· 🔍 find “The News-Register” online
Woodburn Independent
Local newspaper
69 mi
· 🔍 find “Woodburn Independent” online
The Daily World
Local newspaper
71 mi
· 🔍 find “The Daily World” online
Molalla Pioneer
Local newspaper
73 mi
· 🔍 find “Molalla Pioneer” online
Shelton-Mason County Journal
Local newspaper
74 mi
· 🔍 find “Shelton-Mason County Journal” online
KSTW (Independent)
Independent — TV
79 mi
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KCPQ (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
79 mi
· 🔗 site
The News Tribune
Local newspaper
79 mi
· 🔍 find “The News Tribune” online
Puyallup Herald
Local newspaper
79 mi
· 🔍 find “Puyallup Herald” online
Keizertimes
Local newspaper
80 mi
· 🔍 find “Keizertimes” online
The News Tribune (Tacoma)
Daily newspaper
81 mi
· 🔗 site
Statesman Journal (Salem)
Daily newspaper
83 mi
· 🔗 site
Statesman Journal
Local newspaper
84 mi
· 🔍 find “Statesman Journal” online
Capital Press
Local newspaper
84 mi
· 🔍 find “Capital Press” online
Polk County Itemizer-Observer
Local newspaper
86 mi
· 🔍 find “Polk County Itemizer-Observer” online
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Local newspaper
92 mi
· 🔍 find “Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber” online
Columbia Gorge News
Local newspaper
93 mi
· 🔍 find “Columbia Gorge News” online

🏛️ Officials for Cowlitz County

Office of the Governor of Washington Jay Inslee
Governor · WA
· 🔗 site
Office of the Governor of Washington Bob Ferguson
Governor · WA
· 🔗 site
Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
State education agency — special-education oversight · WA
· 🔍 find “Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction” 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