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Upshur County Schools

Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia
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👨‍🎓 3,385 students 📋 575 students with IEPs 🗣️ 0 parent reports ☎️ (304)472-5480
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🛟 How to fight for your child's IEP — and who to call

If Upshur County Schools 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: (304)472-5480.

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 West Virginia

West Virginia Department of Education — 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 of West Virginia
Protection & Advocacy — free legal help for special-education & disability rights
☎️ 304-346-0847 · 🔗 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 Upshur County Schools 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 Upshur County Schools

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

📰 Local newsrooms

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WDTV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
14 mi
· 🔗 site
Weston Democrat
Local newspaper
14 mi
· 🔍 find “Weston Democrat” online
Inter-Mountain
Local newspaper
21 mi
· 🔍 find “Inter-Mountain” online
WVFX (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
21 mi
· 🔗 site
WBOY-TV (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
21 mi
· 🔗 site
Exponent-Telegram
Local newspaper
21 mi
· 🔍 find “Exponent-Telegram” online
Times West Virginian
Local newspaper
34 mi
· 🔍 find “Times West Virginian” online
WNPB-TV (PBS)
PBS — TV
46 mi
· 🔍 find “WNPB-TV (PBS)” online
Dominion Post
Local newspaper
46 mi
· 🔍 find “Dominion Post” online
The Dominion Post (Morgantown)
Daily newspaper
47 mi
· 🔗 site
The Recorder
Local newspaper
53 mi
· 🔍 find “The Recorder” online
Wirt County Journal
Local newspaper
63 mi
· 🔍 find “Wirt County Journal” online
Moorefield Examiner
Local newspaper
67 mi
· 🔍 find “Moorefield Examiner” online
The Herald-Standard
Local newspaper
68 mi
· 🔍 find “The Herald-Standard” online
Moundsville Daily Echo
Local newspaper
70 mi
· 🔍 find “Moundsville Daily Echo” online
WTAP-TV (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
73 mi
· 🔗 site
Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Local newspaper
73 mi
· 🔍 find “Parkersburg News and Sentinel” online
Mineral Daily News-Tribune
Local newspaper
73 mi
· 🔍 find “Mineral Daily News-Tribune” online
WTRF-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
79 mi
· 🔗 site
Intelligencer
Local newspaper
79 mi
· 🔍 find “Intelligencer” online
Wheeling News-Register
Local newspaper
79 mi
· 🔍 find “Wheeling News-Register” online
Martins Ferry Times Leader
Local newspaper
82 mi
· 🔍 find “Martins Ferry Times Leader” online
Observer-Reporter
Local newspaper
82 mi
· 🔍 find “Observer-Reporter” online
WHSV-TV (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
82 mi
· 🔗 site
WVPT (PBS)
PBS — TV
82 mi
· 🔗 site
Daily News-Record
Local newspaper
82 mi
· 🔍 find “Daily News-Record” online
WVNS-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
82 mi
· 🔗 site
Mountain Messenger
Local newspaper
82 mi
· 🔍 find “Mountain Messenger” online
West Virginia Daily News
Local newspaper
82 mi
· 🔍 find “West Virginia Daily News” online
Virginian Review
Local newspaper
84 mi
· 🔍 find “Virginian Review” online
News Leader
Local newspaper
85 mi
· 🔍 find “News Leader” online
WCHS-TV (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
88 mi
· 🔗 site
WVPB-TV (PBS)
PBS — TV
88 mi
· 🔍 find “WVPB-TV (PBS)” online
State Journal
Local newspaper
88 mi
· 🔍 find “State Journal” online
Charleston Gazette-Mail
Daily newspaper
88 mi
· 🔗 site
Cumberland Times-News
Local newspaper
91 mi
· 🔍 find “Cumberland Times-News” online
News-Gazette
Local newspaper
93 mi
· 🔍 find “News-Gazette” online
The Daily American
Local newspaper
94 mi
· 🔍 find “The Daily American” online
News Virginian
Local newspaper
95 mi
· 🔍 find “News Virginian” online
Register-Herald
Local newspaper
98 mi
· 🔍 find “Register-Herald” online

🏛️ Officials for Upshur County

Office of the Governor of West Virginia Earl Ray Tomblin
Governor · WV
· 🔍 find “Office of the Governor of West Virginia” online
Office of the Governor of West Virginia Patrick Morrisey
Governor · WV
· 🔗 site
West Virginia Department of Education
State education agency — special-education oversight · WV
· 🔗 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