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OVERTON ISD
OVERTON, Rusk County, Texas
★★★★★ Not yet rated by parents
👨🎓 523 students
📋 62 students with IEPs
🗣️ 0 parent reports
☎️ (903)834-6145
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No parent reports for OVERTON ISD yet.
🛟 How to fight for your child's IEP — and who to call
If OVERTON ISD 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 Texas
Texas Education Agency — Special-Education Dispute Resolution
File a state complaint (IDEA), request mediation, or a due-process hearing
Disability Rights Texas
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 OVERTON ISD
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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Kilgore News Herald
Local newspaper
The Henderson News
Local newspaper
KLTV (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
KTRE (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
KYTX (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
KFXK-TV (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
KETK-TV (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
Tyler Morning Telegraph
Local newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Local newspaper
Longview News-Journal
Local newspaper
Jacksonville Progress
Local newspaper
Gilmer Mirror
Local newspaper
Lindale News
Local newspaper
Cherokeean Herald
Local newspaper
The Panola Watchman
Local newspaper
Marshall News Messenger
Local newspaper
Wood County Monitor
Local newspaper
Winnsboro News
Local newspaper
The Daily Sentinel
Local newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Local newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Local newspaper
Athens Daily Review
Local newspaper
Palestine Herald-Press
Local newspaper
Canton Herald
Local newspaper
The Light and Champion
Local newspaper
Rains County Leader
Local newspaper
Mount Pleasant Tribune
Local newspaper
The Monitor
Local newspaper
Lufkin Daily News
Local newspaper
Wills Point Chronicle
Local newspaper
Sulphur Springs News-Telegram
Local newspaper
Houston County Courier
Local newspaper
KTBS-TV (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
KSLA (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
KLTS-TV (PBS)
PBS — TV
KMSS-TV (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
The Times
Local newspaper
Shreveport Times
Daily newspaper
Bossier Press-Tribune
Local newspaper
Freestone County Times
Local newspaper
🏛️ Officials for Rusk County
Office of the Governor of Texas
Governor · TX
Texas Education Agency
State education agency — special-education oversight · TX
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