Linda McMahon says she heard parents. Parents say special education changes show she didn’t listen (Chalkbeat)

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Linda McMahon says she heard parents. Parents say special education changes show she didn’t listen (Chalkbeat)

June 16, 2026 by EdTrust

“Advocates’ concerns are compounded by moving special education and civil rights enforcement to different agencies. Having the two under the same roof meant the department had multiple ways to communicate with schools about how to best serve students, said Eric Duncan, director of P-12 policy for the progressive advocacy group The Education Trust.

“The Office for Civil Rights is not just a punitive office,” Duncan said. “It’s really to support the systemic issues that are affecting why certain students are overly disciplined or referred for certain things, why students are in settings where they’re not comfortable or aren’t able to learn because of their specific challenges.”

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