Our Systemic Formal Complaint: A Timeline
Sullivan, Esq. and Roma (Systemic) v. Savannah-Chatham County School District
Case No. 21-339109
On October 9, 2020, The Sullivan Law Firm submitted a systemic formal complaint against the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) to Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) alleging certain violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.) had occurred around the move from in-person to exclusively online/virtual teaching formats.
This is the timeline of the complaint from the initial complaint to GaDOE's formal resolution decision dated February 12, 2021.
If you are interested in learning more about how this complaint came about, please free to read our blog posts on the subject here.
October 9, 2020
Formal complaint filed with the Georgia Department of Education
October 14, 2020
Formal Complaint Initiation Letter issued by Georgia Department of Education
October 26, 2020
SCCPSS Responds to Complaint
November 13, 2020
The Sullivan Law Firm Responds to Statements in SCCPSS Response
* Exhibits 5-6 are not included in order to protect student privacy.
December 7, 2020
The Sullivan Law Firm Provides Additional Supporting Documents to GaDOE
* The referenced recording is not included in order to protect student privacy.
February 12, 2020
GaDOE issues its Formal Complaint Resolution Letter
Formal Complaint Resolution (Facts)
Formal Complaint Resolution (Findings & Resolutions)
December 2020-January 2021