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Waits River Union High District #36

East Corinth, Orange County, Vermont
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👨‍🎓 333 students 📋 68 students with IEPs 🗣️ 0 parent reports ☎️ (802)439-5534
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🛟 How to fight for your child's IEP — and who to call

If Waits River Union High District #36 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: (802)439-5534.

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 Vermont

Vermont Agency 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 Vermont
Protection & Advocacy — free legal help for special-education & disability rights
☎️ 802-229-1355 · 🔗 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 Waits River Union High District #36 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 Waits River Union High District #36

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

📰 Local newsrooms

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Bradford Journal Opinion
Local newspaper
8 mi
· 🔍 find “Bradford Journal Opinion” online
Times Argus
Local newspaper
14 mi
· 🔍 find “Times Argus” online
Times Argus (Barre-Montpelier)
Daily newspaper
14 mi
· 🔗 site
The Bridge
Local newspaper
20 mi
· 🔍 find “The Bridge” online
Northfield News
Local newspaper
20 mi
· 🔍 find “Northfield News” online
White River Valley Herald
Local newspaper
22 mi
· 🔍 find “White River Valley Herald” online
Caledonian-Record
Local newspaper
27 mi
· 🔍 find “Caledonian-Record” online
WNNE (CW)
CW affiliate — TV
29 mi
· 🔗 site
Hardwick Gazette
Local newspaper
30 mi
· 🔍 find “Hardwick Gazette” online
Valley News
Local newspaper
30 mi
· 🔍 find “Valley News” online
The Waterbury Roundabout
Local newspaper
30 mi
· 🔍 find “The Waterbury Roundabout” online
The Vermont Standard
Local newspaper
34 mi
· 🔍 find “The Vermont Standard” online
Stowe Reporter
Local newspaper
34 mi
· 🔍 find “Stowe Reporter” online
News & Citizen
Local newspaper
37 mi
· 🔍 find “News & Citizen” online
The Mountain Times
Local newspaper
39 mi
· 🔍 find “The Mountain Times” online
Coos County Democrat
Local newspaper
45 mi
· 🔍 find “Coos County Democrat” online
Addison County Independent
Local newspaper
45 mi
· 🔍 find “Addison County Independent” online
The Chronicle
Local newspaper
46 mi
· 🔍 find “The Chronicle” online
Meredith News
Local newspaper
48 mi
· 🔍 find “Meredith News” online
Rutland Herald
Daily newspaper
48 mi
· 🔗 site
Williston Observer
Local newspaper
48 mi
· 🔍 find “Williston Observer” online
Eagle Times
Local newspaper
49 mi
· 🔍 find “Eagle Times” online
Shelburne News
Local newspaper
52 mi
· 🔍 find “Shelburne News” online
The Other Paper
Local newspaper
52 mi
· 🔍 find “The Other Paper” online
The Burlington Free Press
Daily newspaper
54 mi
· 🔗 site
Springfield Reporter
Local newspaper
55 mi
· 🔍 find “Springfield Reporter” online
The Laconia Daily Sun
Local newspaper
55 mi
· 🔍 find “The Laconia Daily Sun” online
The Weirs Times
Local newspaper
55 mi
· 🔍 find “The Weirs Times” online
WCAX-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
55 mi
· 🔗 site
WVNY (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
55 mi
· 🔗 site
WETK (PBS)
PBS — TV
55 mi
· 🔍 find “WETK (PBS)” online
WFFF-TV (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
55 mi
· 🔗 site
Seven Days
Local newspaper
55 mi
· 🔍 find “Seven Days” online
Burlington Free Press
Local newspaper
55 mi
· 🔍 find “Burlington Free Press” online
The Conway Daily Sun
Local newspaper
56 mi
· 🔍 find “The Conway Daily Sun” online
The Chester Telegraph
Local newspaper
58 mi
· 🔍 find “The Chester Telegraph” online
The Newport Dispatch
Local newspaper
59 mi
· 🔍 find “The Newport Dispatch” online
The Berlin Daily Sun
Local newspaper
60 mi
· 🔍 find “The Berlin Daily Sun” online
Franklin County Courier
Local newspaper
62 mi
· 🔍 find “Franklin County Courier” online
St. Albans Messenger
Local newspaper
65 mi
· 🔍 find “St. Albans Messenger” online

🏛️ Officials for Orange County

Office of the Governor of Vermont Phil Scott
Governor · VT
· 🔗 site
Vermont Agency of Education
State education agency — special-education oversight · VT
· 🔗 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