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Medford Area Public School District

Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin
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👨‍🎓 3,220 students 📋 597 students with IEPs 🗣️ 0 parent reports ☎️ (715)748-4620
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🛟 How to fight for your child's IEP — and who to call

If Medford Area Public 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: (715)748-4620.

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 Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction — 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 Wisconsin
Protection & Advocacy — free legal help for special-education & disability rights
☎️ 800-928-8778 · 🔗 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 Medford Area Public 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 Medford Area Public School District

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

📰 Local newsrooms

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Star News
Local newspaper
1 mi
· 🔍 find “Star News” online
The Tribune-Phonograph
Local newspaper
12 mi
· 🔍 find “The Tribune-Phonograph” online
Stanley Republican
Local newspaper
31 mi
· 🔍 find “Stanley Republican” online
Merrill Foto News
Local newspaper
32 mi
· 🔍 find “Merrill Foto News” online
Hub City Times
Local newspaper
33 mi
· 🔍 find “Hub City Times” online
Marshfield News-Herald
Local newspaper
33 mi
· 🔍 find “Marshfield News-Herald” online
WSAW-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
37 mi
· 🔗 site
WAOW (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
37 mi
· 🔗 site
WJFW-TV (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
37 mi
· 🔍 find “WJFW-TV (NBC)” online
WHRM-TV (PBS)
PBS — TV
37 mi
· 🔍 find “WHRM-TV (PBS)” online
Wausau Daily Herald
Local newspaper
37 mi
· 🔍 find “Wausau Daily Herald” online
Tomahawk Leader
Local newspaper
39 mi
· 🔍 find “Tomahawk Leader” online
The Clark County Press
Local newspaper
43 mi
· 🔍 find “The Clark County Press” online
Chippewa Herald
Local newspaper
53 mi
· 🔍 find “Chippewa Herald” online
Portage County Gazette
Local newspaper
57 mi
· 🔍 find “Portage County Gazette” online
Stevens Point Journal
Local newspaper
57 mi
· 🔍 find “Stevens Point Journal” online
Rhinelander Daily News
Local newspaper
57 mi
· 🔍 find “Rhinelander Daily News” online
Antigo Daily Journal
Local newspaper
59 mi
· 🔍 find “Antigo Daily Journal” online
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
Local newspaper
59 mi
· 🔍 find “Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune” online
WEAU (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
61 mi
· 🔗 site
WQOW (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
61 mi
· 🔗 site
WHWC-TV (PBS)
PBS — TV
61 mi
· 🔍 find “WHWC-TV (PBS)” online
Leader-Telegram
Local newspaper
61 mi
· 🔍 find “Leader-Telegram” online
Banner Journal
Local newspaper
63 mi
· 🔍 find “Banner Journal” online
Chetek Alert
Local newspaper
65 mi
· 🔍 find “Chetek Alert” online
The Colfax Messenger
Local newspaper
69 mi
· 🔍 find “The Colfax Messenger” online
The Chronotype
Local newspaper
72 mi
· 🔍 find “The Chronotype” online
The Forest Republican
Local newspaper
75 mi
· 🔍 find “The Forest Republican” online
The Tomah Journal
Local newspaper
79 mi
· 🔍 find “The Tomah Journal” online
The Dunn County News
Local newspaper
79 mi
· 🔍 find “The Dunn County News” online
Monroe County Herald
Local newspaper
85 mi
· 🔍 find “Monroe County Herald” online
The Durand Courier-Wedge
Local newspaper
85 mi
· 🔍 find “The Durand Courier-Wedge” online
Clintonville Chronicle
Local newspaper
86 mi
· 🔍 find “Clintonville Chronicle” online
Buffalo County Journal
Local newspaper
87 mi
· 🔍 find “Buffalo County Journal” online
Shawano Leader
Local newspaper
89 mi
· 🔍 find “Shawano Leader” online
Iron County Miner
Local newspaper
91 mi
· 🔍 find “Iron County Miner” online
Waushara Argus
Local newspaper
91 mi
· 🔍 find “Waushara Argus” online
Ironwood Daily Globe
Local newspaper
92 mi
· 🔍 find “Ironwood Daily Globe” online
New London Press Star
Local newspaper
93 mi
· 🔍 find “New London Press Star” online
Juneau County Star-Times
Local newspaper
94 mi
· 🔍 find “Juneau County Star-Times” online

🏛️ Officials for Taylor County

Office of the Governor of Wisconsin Tony Evers
Governor · WI
· 🔗 site
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
State education agency — special-education oversight · WI
· 🔗 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